The Rise of Ransom City by Felix Gilman
Ryan Howse
Harry Ransom is many things to many people: a genius, a con man, an inventor, a sorcerer of the East who stands seven feet tall, even a myth. His most…
steampunk
The Inexplicables by Cherie Priest
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
Set in the Clockwork Century universe where there are zombies, diesel and steam powered war machines, and mad scientists aplenty running around through the United States, Rector has gotten old…
Fantasy Book Club – December 2012: The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack by Mark Hodder
Jennie Ivins
Hello fantasy lovers! This month’s Fantasy Book Club read actually tied with last month’s winner. For December we will be reading The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack by Mark…
Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff – Review
Overlord
Being a Martial Artist, when I saw the cover of Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff my jaw dropped. Then, flipping the book over, I saw the following testimonial from Patrick Rothfuss…
Cold Magic by Kate Elliott
Dori
Orbit Books have the most spectacular, eye-catching book-cover designs available – which honestly, is one of the main reasons I decided to pick up Cold Magic, book one of Kate…
Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway
I am generally not prone to unmitigated and spontaneous squeeing except on rare occasions or when presented with almost anything that may be described as “adorable.” Since “adorable” is what…
Quiz: First Lines of Fantasy Subgenres
Marsha A. Moore
After an exhaustive survey of fantasy subgenres in my past articles, I wanted to make one other comparison of the categories, arranged as a type of quiz. This fun activity…
Ganymede by Cherie Priest
In Ganymede, Cherie Priest continues to explore an alternate universe, war torn US in the late nineteenth century. After reading and thoroughly enjoying Boneshaker and Dreadnought (and then hunting down…
Kultus by Richard Ford
“A steam-powered burlesque of brutal demonic action!”
The Kitschies – Steampunk Evening
Pornokitsch
This coming Thursday – 8 December – The Kitschies are hosting a Steampunk Evening at Blackwell’s Charing Cross, the flagship branch of one of the UK’s most respected booksellers. The…
Boneshaker by Cherie Priest
This is one of those times where I have to kick myself a little for not picking a book sooner. I had heard about the zombies and airships and politely…
Dreadnought by Cherie Priest
As is my habit, when I enjoy a book I go looking for more by the same author. Such was the case when I picked up Dreadnought. The story is…