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eBook editionsSteampunk Prime: A Vintage Steampunk Readerby Mike Ashley
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Discover original steampunk tales in this anthology of stories written before there were actual rocketships, atomic power, digital computers, or readily available electricity. The modern day steampunk genre is a reinventing of the past through the eyes of its inventors and adventures, but this collection is from real Victorians and Edwardians who saw the future potential of science and its daring possibilities. Steam-powered automobiles, submarines, and robots are featured alongside great airships and spaceships in these bold and creative stories of hope, triumph, and disaster. Review:"Prolific anthologist Ashley (The Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy) digs deep into literary history to find 14 proto-steampunk stories written between 1880 and 1914. From these contemporaries of Wells, Verne, and Shelley come tales of robotic humanity ('The Automaton' by Reginald Bacchus and Ranger Gull) and exploration of the poles and center of the earth ('From Pole to Pole' by George Griffith). The future holds cold sleep, world government, and space travel in George Lathrop's 'In the Deep of Time' and global catastrophe in Ernest Favenc's 'What the Rats Brought' and George C. Wallis's 'The Last Days of Earth.' These tales have the pulpy goodness steampunk fans adore and a literary veneer of contemporary realism, but dated writing and simplistic plots will deter readers not already invested in Victoriana. (Nov.)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright PWyxz LLC) About the AuthorMike Ashley is the author and editor of more than 90 books in the fields of science fiction, crime fiction, and the supernatural. He won an Edgar Award for The Mammoth Encyclopaedia of Crime Fiction, a Stoker Award for The Supernatural Index, and the Pilgrim Award for lifetime contribution to science fiction research. Paul Di Filippo has over twenty-five published books to his credit. He lives in Providence, RI, USA, with his mate of three decades, Deborah Newton. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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