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Boneshaker by Cherie Priest

By: Bryan Sims; October 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Like many people, my introduction to the steampunk genre was with The Difference Engine by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling. Like many others, my experience with steampunk stopped there. I know that the book has its supporters, but it just didn’t do it for me. The book plodded for me and never really sucked me [...]

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Steampunk: What Is It

By: Bryan Sims; October 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment

I am currently reading Cherie Priest’s new book Boneshaker and I am loving it.
It is a steampunk novel that takes place in Seattle. Many people have questions about what Steampunk is. If you are one of those people, Cherie has a Steampunk FAQ at her site The Clockwork Century.

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