Welcome to Steampunk Day here at the Coffee Time Romance & More “Book Brew w/ Coffee Crew! I am your hostess for the day and look forward to chatting with all of you. Thank you for taking the time to visit and I hope you find plenty of wonderful titles to add to your ‘want to read’ list! Let’s start with the basics:
Steampunk refers to a subgenre of science fiction and, sometimes fantasy, that incorporates technology and aesthetic designs inspired by 19th century industrial steam-powered machinery. (Wikipedia)
The elements I associate with the steampunk genre include: gears, inventions, blend of science and magic, steam, clocks, dirigibles, historical England””especially the Industrial Revolution, the struggle between horse and carriage and steam-powered conveyances, and the struggle to keep up with the way the world is changing.
Some of the things I like about stories in this genre include the blend of magic and science which is used to make devices that are useful. I enjoy reading about the effects on society, the inventions that allow the imagination to soar, and the speculation on how they alter the progress of society. I love the way magic can animate such things as an artfully crafted bird and mouse used to spy, the amazing dirigibles that change the course of a power struggle, even a special device that confers power to the side that has it. The things that creep me out”¦evil animated automatons, clicking/scratching/squeaking sounds made by the sentient mechanical devices, even missing limbs or eyes that have been replaced by inimical mechanical devices.
What makes you think of steampunk? What have been some of your favorite inventions? Some of the things that you found most chill-inducing?
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