Steampunk

2008 • 373 pages

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Replete with whimsical mechanical wonders and charmingly anachronistic settings, this pioneering anthology gathers a brilliant blend of fantastical stories. Steampunk
originates in the romantic elegance of the Victorian era and blends in modern scientific advances—synthesizing imaginative technologies such as steam-driven
robots, analog supercomputers, and ultramodern dirigibles. The elegant allure of this popular new genre is represented in this rich collection by distinctively
talented authors, including Neal Stephenson, Michael Chabon, James Blaylock, Michael Moorcock, and Joe R. Lansdale.

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Kireth

3.5/5
Robert Stratton is an up-and-coming automaton developer in a world where scientists have discovered the Kabbalistic (ancient Jewish religious thinking in Hebrew language) names of objects, and animated automatons and health jewellery with them. The steampunk, pre-industrial English setting is a perfect backdrop as Stratton becomes involved in a secret society to prevent the extinction of the human race within the next few generations due to reproduction issues.

Following the recursive, almost programming-like relationship between ova name-injection and rapid large foetus growth, Stratton is blind to the motivations of others leading to moments of tense conflict. Clay sculptors, aristocrats and kabbalists assist him in seeing the letters needed to save humanity and continue personal, procreative agency.

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3.5/5
Robert Stratton is an up-and-coming automaton developer in a world where scientists have discovered the Kabbalistic (ancient Jewish religious thinking in Hebrew language) names of objects, and animated automatons and health jewellery with them. The steampunk, pre-industrial English setting is a perfect backdrop as Stratton becomes involved in a secret society to prevent the extinction of the human race within the next few generations due to reproduction issues.

Following the recursive, almost programming-like relationship between ova name-injection and rapid large foetus growth, Stratton is blind to the motivations of others leading to moments of tense conflict. Clay sculptors, aristocrats and kabbalists assist him in seeing the letters needed to save humanity and continue personal, procreative agency.