Emmett, Klaude, & Mingan’s Comments (group member since Dec 30, 2008)

Emmett, Klaude, & Mingan’s comments from the The Clockwork Salon group.

Eli wrote: "Hi, all. I joined this group several months ago and them promptly forgot I'd done so. So, hi. I'm Eli. How are you?

Can anyone recommend good steampunk books, stories, movies, or comics that are..."

I believe the Philip Reeve books, Mortal Engines, Larklight et al. are generally not set in England.

I have been on a quest for the last few years to find humorous steampunk literature & have yet to find anything that completely satisfies. I find that most books that fall under the category of steampunk are either too dry & serious or are filled with romantic twaddle. Where is the Robert Aspirin, Douglas Adams or Terry Pratchett of the steampunk writing world? Do you have any suggestions? Thank you in advance! - Emmett

I'm reading Boneshaker right now, and I'm enjoying it. Though, I do have a few issues with it - namely, that I feel disconnected to the main characters. I feel like the author should have focused on just one of them and helped to build up a rapport between the character and the reader. - Emmett

I shall have to read it, as I'm constantly on the quest for lighthearted, humorous, steampunk. A lot of it appears to be very serious business. - Emmett

I just picked up this book and I'm looking forward to reading it. The description on the back really got my attention.

So far, I've only read a couple, but I really enjoyed The Scar. I've been told to read King Rat, so that's the next one on my list. - Emmett

Why, thank you for the compliment!

I haven't read the Extraordinary Engines collection, I'll have to check that one out. - Emmett

Liam wrote: "Great radio show, by the way.

I just read the two big anthologies (the one edited by the Vandermeers and Extraordinary Engines), as well as The Difference Engine. I'm very much enjoying the world ..."

What are some of your favorite steampunk novels or short stories?

What's your favorite H.G. Wells novel?

"Edisonade" is a modern term, coined in 1993 by John Clute in his & Peter Nicholls' The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, for stories based around a brilliant young inventor and his inventions, many of which would now be classified as science fiction. This sub-genre started in the Victorian and Edwardian eras and had its apex of popularity during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Other related terms for fiction of this type include scientific romances and Voyages Extraordinaires. The term is an eponym, named after famous inventor Thomas Edison, formed in the same way the term "Robinsonade" was formed from Robinson Crusoe.

Have you read any?

What's your favorite China Mieville novel?

What's your favorite Jules Verne novel?