(urth) Steampunk books

[Lane Haygood]

I don't know if I'd say "required" but it is he only way to make sense  
of what went on in the first four books. Well, as much sense as  
anything ever makes.

Lane

On May 13, 2008, at 1:48 PM, Chris Laybourn wrote:

> So, apologies for the very newbie-esque question.  I just finished  
> Book of the New Sun.  Found it very challenging but very rewarding  
> by the end.  Is "Urth of the New Sun" now required reading for me?
>
> Also - Is there a consensus on what Wolfe's best non-New Sun work is?
>
> > Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 11:38:33 -0700
> > From: danldo at gmail.com
> > To: urth at lists.urth.net
> > Subject: Re: (urth) Steampunk books
> >
> > Yes, very much so.
> >
> > On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 11:23 AM, Chris Laybourn
> > <laybournchris at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > So that disaster of a Will Smith film "Wild Wild West" had  
> elements of
> > > steampunk? Thanks
> > >
> > > > Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 14:17:24 -0400
> > >
> > > > From: k.benton at gmail.com
> > > > To: urth at lists.urth.net
> > >
> > > > Subject: Re: (urth) Steampunk books
> > > >
> > > > It's basically a sort of homage to Jules Verne, et al in my  
> mind.
> > > >
> > > > Steampunk fiction tends to anachronisms featuring steam power,
> > > > clockwork, and other Victorian-era technology (and frequently  
> societal
> > > > elements) providing the impetus for machines and devices that  
> are
> > > > firmly in the realm of science fiction (giant walking weapons
> > > > platforms, for example, as in the anime Steamboy).
> > > >
> > > > That's my quick 2 cent synopsis, anyway ;)
> > > >
> > > > -k
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 2:02 PM, Chris Laybourn
> > > > <laybournchris at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Sorry, I'm a little new. Can someone fill me in on  
> "steampunk?"
> > > > >
> > > > > > Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 13:30:24 -0400
> > > > > > From: k.benton at gmail.com
> > > > > > To: urth at lists.urth.net
> > > > > > CC: urth at urth.net
> > > > > > Subject: Re: (urth) Steampunk books
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'll second the rec. for MAINSPRING. I'm not a steampunk  
> aficionado
> > > > > > by any stretch, but I quite enjoyed Lake's style and  
> unexpectedly
> > > > > > twisting story. Quite cool.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -k
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 2:37 AM, Nicholas Gevers
> > > <vermoulian at yahoo.com>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > In addition to the VanderMeer Steampunk reprint
> > > > > > > anthology already mentioned in the current discussion,
> > > > > > > I myself have an original steampunk anthology coming
> > > > > > > out from Solaris in October: EXTRAORDINARY ENGINES.
> > > > > > > All new stories from Kage Baker, Keith Brooke, Jeffrey
> > > > > > > Ford, James Morrow, Ian R. MacLeod, Robert Reed, Jay
> > > > > > > Lake, Adam Roberts, Marly Youmans, Jeff VanderMeer,
> > > > > > > Margo Lanagan, and James Lovegrove.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > For Wolfe fans, I'd recommend Jay Lake's steampunk
> > > > > > > novel MAINSPRING--he's a big Wolfe admirer, and there
> > > > > > > are certainly Wolfean echoes in the book.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Another steampunk epic worth reading is Brian
> > > > > > > Stableford's Werewolves of London trilogy--lots of
> > > > > > > metaphysics.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --Nick Gevers.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
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