In October I was going through my TBR pile, and I realised I have a few Steampunk books. I moved them straight up near the top, because I wanted to read them sooner. Then, I was thinking about the titles- I absolutely love Steampunk art, fashion and comics- but I really don’t read enough Steampunk fiction! I wasn’t sure how I’d get myself to read more of it, and while I was wondering this, I was doing my Halloween Reads blog event. So… what better way to read a big chunk of my Steampunk TBR than a readathon-turned-bloggy-event?
So, what is Steampunk?
Steampunk is a genre under the Sci Fi umbrella, and it was mainly inspired by H G Wells and similar authors from that time. Steampunk books, comics, art and movies are pretty much all set in the Victorian era, and based around steam powered machinery- hence the name (: Mostly it’s Victorian Futurism: How Victorians saw their future.
The genre has become really popular! I was introduced to it by a series of comics called Lady Mechanika, by American artist Joe Benitez. After reading and loving them and the unique world, I discovered lots of Steampunk art. I’ve been obsessed with the Victorian-era styles of the outfits, and I’ve always been doodling them. One of my early doodles that I created using inspiration from Steampunk Art books and Lady Mechanika is below!
Probably one of the most popular Steampunk books at the moment is Clockwork Angel and its two sequels, by Cassandra Clare. They’re so brilliant! Some other steampunk books I’ve read include the first in the Battles of Ben Kingdom series and The Feathered Man by Jeremy De Quidt. If you’ve read and enjoyed any of those, you might be interested in the books I’ll be reading over this fortnight! (:
Additionally, I’ll likely have a discussion post up at some point. I’m also going to be hosting an interview with Nigel McDowell, whose Steampunk-Fantasy debut Tall Tales from Pitch End was published earlier this year with Hot Key. It’s not definite yet, but I may have a guest post coming up from Stefan Bachmann, author of The Peculiar, too! Keep reading this blog until the 14th, for some awesome steampunk stuff ;D
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Yes! There needs to be more steampunk love in the world. Great to see you’re getting in to it! Lady Mechanika looks cool. YOUR ART IS AMAZING. Looking forwards to seeing what you have lined up 🙂
Definitely- awesome genre, but I think it’s overshadowed by new trends at the moment! Read the comic Nina 😀 Joe Benitez is so cool 😛 Thanks, Nina! I really appreciate it 🙂 (And the retweets!)
Ah I am the same as you. I absolutely adore steampunk art and comics, but I’ve never gotten too into steampunk literature. I’m going to have to check out some of the ones you mentioned. Lovely drawing by the way!
Yes! Steampunk art is just beautiful, right? IF you haven’t read Lady Mechanika I’d recommend it. Awesome series. I’m so glad you like my drawing- thank you so much 🙂
I havent read many Steampunk books and dont know a lot about it, so I’ll be following your feature eagerly! And I ❤ the banner 🙂
Thank you Debbie! (The powers of Picmonkey) 😀 Yay! Follow! Hopefully you’ll find a steampunk book that might get you into the genre 🙂
Sounds like a fun thing to follow! You don’t see too much steampunk in the YA world. Can’t wait to see what stuff you post! (BEAUTIFUL sketch, by the way)
Thank you so much- I’m so glad you like it! 🙂 Thanks also for the lovely comment- I’m looking forward to my steampunk posting too! A Philip Reeve review will be up shortly 🙂
I actually never knew what steampunk was until now. I feel so bad! I’m glad it’s been cleared up now though and I look forward to reading all of your posts. 😀
Haha! 🙂 It’s not that much of a well known genre- though the reason for that is a mystery to me, because it is awesome 🙂 Thank you Lucy! I hope you enjoy them!
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