Steampunk II : steampunk reloaded / edited by Ann & Jeff VanderMeer ; cover design by Ann Monn ; interior design by John Coulthart.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

VanderMeer, Ann, editor.

VanderMeer, Jeff, editor.

Monn, Ann, cover designer.

Coulthart, John, designer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Steampunk fiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (431 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, California : Tachyon, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Blending the romantic elegance of the Victorian era with modern scientific advances, the popular Steampunk genre spotlighted in this collection is innovative and stimulates the imagination. This artfully assembled anthology of original fiction, nonfiction, and art can serve as an introduction to the Steampunk culture or provide dedicated fans with more fuel. Stories of outlandishly imaginative technologies, clockwork contraptions, eccentric heroines, and mad scientists are complemented by canon-defining nonfiction and an array of original i

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; What Is Steampunk?: Ann & Jeff VanderMeer; The Gernsback Continuum: William Gibson; Great Breakthroughs in Darkness: Marc Laidlaw; Dr. Lash Remembers: Jeffrey Ford; The Unblinking Eye: Stephen Baxter; The Steam Dancer (1896): Caitlín R. Kiernan; The Cast-Iron Kid: Andrew Knighton; Machine Maid: Margo Lanagan; The Unbecoming of Virgil Smythe: Ramsey Shehadeh; The Mechanical Aviary of Emperor Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar: Shweta Narayan; O One: Chris Roberson; Wild Copper: Samantha Henderson; The Bold Explorer in the Place Beyond: Devid Erik Nelson

Lost Pages from The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Victoriana: Jess NevinsTanglefoot (A Clockwork Century Story): Cherie Priest; A Serpent in the Gears: Margaret Ronald; The Strange Case of Mr. Salad Monday: G. D. Falksen; The Persecution Machine: Tanith Lee; Balfour and Meriwether in the Adventure of the Emperor's Vengeance: Daniel Abraham; As Recorded on Brass Cylinders: Adagio for Two Dancers: James L Grand & Lisa Mantchev; Flying Fish Prometheus (A Fantasy of the Future): Vilhelm Bergsøe; The Anachronist's Cookbook: Catherynne M. Valente

Lovelace & Babbage: Origins, with Salamander: Sydney PaduaA Secret History of Steampunk; Which Is Mightier, the Pen or the Parasol?; At the Intersection of Technology and Romance; The Future of Steampunk: A Roundtable Interview; Biographies

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61696-059-0

1-61696-061-2

OCLC:

751980746