Jun 02, 2019lendmeyourears2017 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Clockworks…mechanical dolls…time travel…data mills…chromo lithograph images…an enigma apparatus…air ships…orphanages…Pinkerton agents…aeronauts…calculators (referring to the skill not the equipment), and even more of the elements that…
Oct 27, 2013Riri_Goei rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I'm usually not into anthologies, but this one captured my attention right away. This anthology opened doors to the Steampunk genre for me, and I loved it!! Cory Doctorow's Clockwork Fagin is seriously one of the best short stories I've…
Aug 26, 2013thomd rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This collection of Steampunk stories mostly avoid Victorian England and range from the Roman Empire to the future. They are generally quite good, though not all of course. I especially enjoyed Dylan Horrock's Steam Girl and Cory Doctorow's…
Dec 17, 2012isaacasimov rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I put on my best pair of reading oculars, pumped the bellows to stoke the forge fires before I sat in my most comfortable sitting apparatus, pulled at the levers to recline into a more suitable position and began a wondrous journey into…
Most of the stories were quite good (I really liked Hand In Glove and the Ghost of Cwymlech Manor). However, that one by Cassandra Clare? Painfully bad.
Apr 25, 2012Incinerated_Newt rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Fun and engaging. I love the different styles of stories and the slightly modern twist on steampunk content. Like any anthology, some authors do better than others with the subject matter, but overall this is a great read.
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Steampunk!