Tag: Steampunk

Steampunk Style Cover

Get a Glimpse of Amazing Steampunk Style

James Floyd Kelly

I’ve got a number of steampunk-related artwork books on my shelves full of paintings, sketches, jewelry, sculptures, clothing, weapons, and goggles… lots of goggles. But most of them have a decidedly British or American style running behind the scenes, probably due to the fact that I’m an English speaker and tend to collect books that I can actually read and don’t require any translation. This means that I’m most assuredly missing out on a number of foreign books that focus on steampunk, and that’s a real shame.

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Abdu El Yezdi

The Latest Steampunk Tale from Mark Hodder (with Interview)

James Floyd Kelly1

Back in October I stated in a book review that I had two favorite authors I tended to recommend — George Mann and Mark Hodder. Between these two gentleman, I’ve got three different steampunk series that I’ve absolutely enjoyed over the years — and there are more books to come. (I’ll put some links at the end of this review to my previous reviews of their works.) Right now, Mark Hodder has just launched his latest trilogy, a follow-up series to his original Burton & Swinburne trilogy that began with The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack, got deeper and darker with The Curious Case of the Clockwork Man, and wrapped up with Expedition to the Mountains of the Moon.

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Adventurer's Guide

Get Suited Up! — The Steampunk Adventurer's Guide

James Floyd Kelly

Whether you’re into steampunk or not, you’re a geek and you deserve a respectable pair of goggles for your noggin, okay? And once you’ve got those goggles, they’re probably going to look a little lonely up there, so maybe you’ll want to consider a grappling hook or a nice rocket pack. And don’t stop there… you’re going to need to protect yourself with your new rivet gun. Maybe toss in some arm bands with built-in decoder mechanism or a pair of glider wings.

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Executioner's Heart Cover

Rejoice, Steampunk Fans — Newbury & Hobbes Are Back!

James Floyd Kelly

For over four years, I’ve eagerly anticipated each adventure that Sir Maurice Newbury and Miss Veronica Hobbes have undertaken on behalf of Queen and Country. The bond between the two investigators has grown, the dangers have increased, and secret after secret have either been revealed or further buried as a deeper storyline has slowly threaded itself through the subsequent novels, The Osiris Ritual and The Immorality Engine. Now, a fourth novel, The Executioner’s Heart, is beginning to answer questions (and, of course, create new ones) while at the same time ratcheting up the tension between the main characters and pretty much all of the minor ones.

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Teach Young Ones Their ABCs With a Bit of Steam

James Floyd Kelly

I have a three year old who has learned his ABCs and now expects me to point out everything in this great big world of his using the “S is for Stoplight” and “F is for Fire Hydrant” method. We’ve exhausted many of the objects around the house, so I’m very happy to have in my hands a copy of Steampunk Alphabet that offers up a new collection of items along a sufficiently geeky rhyme for my son and a more adult-friendly paragraph for how each item fits into a steamy’s world.

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Have Geeklets, Will Travel: Exploring Conventions

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There are gatherings for every imaginable fandom — from Minecraft to anime to Doctor Who. You can hit a comic convention and see a plethora of characters, or zero in on a particular television show, such as Star Trek. We’ve rounded up a few that will take place in various parts of the US this summer, but start Googling to find out if people are gathering to discuss and celebrate your favorite things. Or better yet, throw together your own informal convention at home by trying to get a critical mass together to discuss a particular show, movie, superhero, or video game.

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April Block of the Month: Airship

Marziah Karch5

It’s time for April’s block of the month in our steampunk quilt. This month we’re sailing on an airship. No worries about physics or how much weight must be at the bottom of that massive thing. I’m sure there’s a gear-driven anti-grav device powering the ship behind the scenes. And flapping those wing-fins for no […]

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February Block of the Month Quilt: Steampunk Goggles

Marziah Karch

It’s time for February’s block of the month in our GeekMom steampunk-themed quilt. t’s never too late to get started, and it’s never too late to get caught up. This month, the pattern is a steampunk staple – the hat with goggles. Whether you’re using them to go racing in experimental vehicles or weld together mad science inventions, you really can never have enough goggles.

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