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Steampunk is a subgenre of fantasy and speculative fiction that came into prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. The term denotes works set in an era or world where steam power is still widely used—usually the 19th century, and often set in Victorian era England—but with prominent elements of either science fiction or fantasy, such as fictional technological inventions like those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, or real technological developments like the computer occurring at an earlier date. Other examples of steampunk contain alternate history-style presentations of "the path not taken" of such technology as dirigibles or analog computers; these frequently are presented in an idealized light, or a presumption of functionality.

Although many works now considered seminal to the genre were published in the 1960s and 1970s, the term steampunk originated in the late 1980s as a tongue in cheek variant of cyberpunk.

This article is a list of works in the science fiction and fantasy genres considered by commentators to be steampunk.

Precursors

Although the term “steampunk” was not invented until 1987, several works of fiction significant to the development of the genre were produced before that. Titus Alone by Mervyn Peake, published in 1959, anticipated many of the tropes of steampunk.[1]

Steampunk was particularly influenced by, and often adopts the style of the scientific romances and fantasies of the 19th century. Notably influential authors are:

Early adaptions of this scientific romance literature to film, particularly those from the 1950s and 1960s, have also be noted as precursors of steampunk cinema:[4]

In literature

Year Author(s) Title First Publisher Note Ref.
1993
 Stephen Baxter Anti-Ice Ace Books [6]
2009
 Jedediah Berry The Manual of Detection Heinemann [7]
1986
 James Blaylock Homunculus Ace Books [2]
1992
 James Blaylock Lord Kelvin's Machine Arkham House [2]
1995
 Paul Di Filippo The Steampunk Trilogy Collection of 3 stories [6]
2007
 Jonathan Green Pax Britannia Abaddon Books [8]
1990
 William Gibson & Bruce Sterling The Difference Engine Gollancz [6][9]
2007
 Ginn Hale Wicked Gentlemen Blind Eye Books Gaylactic Spectrum Award winner.[10] [11]
2008
 Nick Gevers Extraordinary Engines Solaris Anthology [12]
1979
 K. W. Jeter Morlock Night [6]
1987
 K. W. Jeter Infernal Devices St. Martin's Press [2]
2007
 Jay Lake Mainspring Tor Books [13]
2001
 Joe R Lansdale Zeppelins West "Ned the Seal" trilogy book 1 [14]
2006
 Joe R Lansdale Flaming London "Ned the Seal" trilogy book 2 [15]
2008
 George Mann The Affinity Bridge Snowbooks[16] [17]
2000
 China Miéville Perdido Street Station Macmillan A Bas-Lag novel [18][19]
1971
 Michael Moorcock Warlord of the Air A Nomad of the Time Streams book 1 [2]
1974
 Michael Moorcock The Land Leviathan A Nomad of the Time Streams book 2 [2]
1981
 Michael Moorcock The Steel Tsar A Nomad of the Time Streams book 3 [2]
1992
 Kim Newman Anno Dracula Simon & Schuster Anno Dracula series book 1. World Fantasy Award nominee[20] [6]
2008
 Dru Pagliassotti Clockwork Heart [21]

Comics/graphic novels

Year Creator (s) Title Publisher Note Ref.
2006
 Doug TenNapel Iron West Image [22]
2001
 Phil Foglio &
Kaja Foglio 		Girl Genius Studio Foglio LLC [5]
1999
 Alan Moore &
Kevin O'Neill 		The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen America's Best [9]
1998
 Kia Asamiya Steam Detectives Shueisha Manga [citation needed]
2000
 Joe Kelly &
Chris Bachalo 		Steampunk Cliffhanger Cancelled after 12 issues [citation needed]
1998
 Lea Hernandez Cathedral Child Cyberosia Part of the Texas Steampunk series [citation needed]

In films

Year Creator (s) Title Studio Note Ref.
1958
 The Fabulous World of Jules Verne [23]
1979
 Time After Time [4]
1984
 Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Anime [24]
1986
 Castle in the Sky Anime [4][25]
1994
 The City of Lost Children [4]
1999
 Wild Wild West [4][5]
2001
 Atlantis: The Lost Empire [4][5]
2001
 Metropolis (anime) Anime [4]
2001
 Vidocq [4]
2003
 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen [4]
2004
 Howl's Moving Castle Anime [4]
2004
 Steamboy Anime [4][26]
2004
 Van Helsing [4]
2005
 The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello short film [27]

In television

Year Creator (s) Title Studio Note Ref.
1965
 Michael Garrison The Wild Wild West CBS series [5][28]
1978
 Hayao Miyazaki Future Boy Conan Nippon Animation NHK series [29]
1982
 James D. Parriott Voyagers! James D. Parriott Productions NBC series [30]
1990
 Hideaki Anno Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water Gainax NHK series [31]
2000
 Gavin Scott The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne Filmline International Sci Fi series [32]
2003
 Koichi Chigira Last Exile Gonzo TV Tokyo series [33]
2006
 Katsura Hoshino D. Gray Man TMS Entertainment TV Tokyo series [34]

In video games

In music

These are musicians and bands that have either adopted a steampunk aesthetic in their appearance, or have a decidedly steampunk approach to their music.

Role-playing games

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Sophie Lewis, Lucy Daniel (ed.), The little black book: Books, "Titus Alone" p.439, Octopus publishing, (2007) US, isbn= 978-1-84403605-9
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k John Clute & John Grant,The Encyclopedia of Fantasy, "Steampunk", p.895 1st Ed., (1997), Orbit, ISBN 1857238974
  3. ^ a b c d Ottens, Nick (2008). "The darker, dirtier side". Retrieved 2008-05-18.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "the news and media magazine of the British Science Fiction Association". Matrix Online. 2008-06-30. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Strickland, Jonathan. "Famous Steampunk Works". HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
  6. ^ a b c d e John Clute & John Grant,The Encyclopedia of Fantasy, "Steampunk", p.896 1st Ed., (1997), Orbit, ISBN 1857238974
  7. ^ Moorcock, Michael (August 22, 2009). "The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berry". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
  8. ^ "Pax Britannia: Human Nature". Sfcrowsnest.com. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  9. ^ a b Damon Poeter (2008-07-06). "Steampunk's subculture revealed". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
  10. ^ "2008 Gaylactic Spectrum Awards". Gaylactic Spectrum Award Foundation. 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-13. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  11. ^ May 12. "REVIEW: Wicked Gentlemen by Ginn Hale | Dear Author: Romance Novel Reviews, Industry News, and Commentary". Dear Author. Retrieved 2009-02-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "Solaris Books announces major new Steampunk anthology, ed. Nick Gevers". UK SF Book News. 2007-12-07. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  13. ^ Doctorow, Cory (2007-07-08). "Jay Lake's "Mainspring": Clockpunk adventure". Retrieved 2008-05-10. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ^ Subterranean Press' Zeppelins West page
  15. ^ Subterranean Press' Flaming London page
  16. ^ [1]
  17. ^ Review of The Affinity Bridge, Sci-Fi Channel
  18. ^ "Review: China Miéville's Perdido Street Station, reviewed by David Horwich". Strangehorizons.com. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  19. ^ Rodger Turner, Webmaster. "The SF Site Featured Review: Perdido Street Station". Sfsite.com. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  20. ^ "Anno Dracula (Anno Dracula, book 1) by Kim Newman". Fantasticfiction.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  21. ^ SFRevu, April 2008
  22. ^ TenNapel Strikes Gold in "Iron West", Comic Book Resources, May 17, 2006
  23. ^ Waldrop, Howard & Person, Lawrence (2004-10-13). "The Fabulous World of Jules Verne". Locus Online. Retrieved 2008-05-10. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  24. ^ Anthony Nield (26-09-2005). "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind". DVD Times. Retrieved 2009-06-13. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  25. ^ Cynthia Ward (20 August 2003). "Hayao Miyazaki: The Greatest Fantasy Director You Never Heard Of?". Retrieved 2009-06-13.
  26. ^ "Steamboy: Collector's Gift Set". DVD Times. 2005-06-26. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  27. ^ "Steam-Driven Dreams: The Wondrously Whimsical World of Steampunk". Wired.com. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  28. ^ Ottens, Nick (2008). "The darker, dirtier side". Retrieved 2008-05-18.
  29. ^ "Unprecedented level of game service operation' from Steampunk MMORPG Neo Steam". June 29, 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
  30. ^ Voyagers! Bat's Breath...The Omni's Red: History-Making DVDs for "Voyagers!", TV Shows on DVD, April 17, 2007
  31. ^ "Anime Reviews". Scifi.com. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  32. ^ "Two Evil Monks' Guide to The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne". Two Evil Monks' Guides. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
  33. ^ "Anime News Network". animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
  34. ^ "Animation Insider". animationinsider.net. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
  35. ^ Slashdot coverage of Bang! Howdy at the 2006 Game Developers Conference
  36. ^ a b Steampunk genre in video games including Thief: The Dark Project
  37. ^ "IGN: Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness (Penny Arcade Adventures: Episode 1)". Uk.pc.ign.com. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  38. ^ Rise of legends as steampunk video game
  39. ^ Skies of Arcadia Review on RPGnet
  40. ^ http://g4tv.com/techtvvault/features/35542/SkyGunner-PS2-Review.html
  41. ^ Mocata. "White Mischief @ The Scala". Retrieved 2009-07-07.
  42. ^ a b c Caroline Sullivan (2008-10-17). "Tonight I'm gonna party like it's 1899". Guardian. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
  43. ^ Ross, Andrew (2008-09-29). "Steampunk Subculture Looks Poised To Move Above Ground - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News". Mtv.com. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  44. ^ Kim Lakin-Smith (2008-06-20). "Pump Up The Volume:The Sound of Steampunk". matrix. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
  45. ^ "Vernian Process interview". SepiaChord. 2006-12-19. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  46. ^ "Interview with Joshua A. Pfeiffer (Steamaholic)". Aether Emporium. 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  47. ^ "RPGnet : Review of GURPS Castle Falkenstein". Rpg.net. 2007-10-23. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  48. ^ "GURPS Steampunk". Sjgames.com. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  49. ^ T. Hull (2004-07-23). "Review of Space: 1889". RPGnet. Retrieved 2008-04-28. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  • Steampunkopedia, a compendium of all things steampunk, including a chronology.
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