Category Archives: Steampunk

The Gernsback Continuum

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Nick Matthews

The lead story in Steampunk II: Steampunk Reloaded is The Gernsback Continuum, by William Gibson. This story is quite different from the Difference Engine, the novel by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling. In this story, some sort of temporal rift … Continue reading →

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November Quick Reviews

Posted on November 22, 2009 by Nick Matthews

Reviews of K.W. Jeter’s “Infernal Devices”, Tim Powers’ “The Stress of Her Regard” and Cherie Priest’s “Boneshaker”. Continue reading →

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Defining Steampunk

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Nick Matthews

Attempts to formally define steampunk are exercises in futility, similar to similar attempts at defining science fiction. Even Damon Knight’s definition of SF as “what we mean when we point to it” is problematic, as the “we” no longer refers … Continue reading →

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Recent reading

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Nick Matthews

Books read in the last month include Steel Whispers, Birthstones, The Martian Chronicles, The Anubis Gates, The Crying of Lot 49, Extraordinary Engines, Whitechapel Gods, Escapement, and Federations. Short reviews of each are given. Continue reading →

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WorldCon 2009 Review

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Nick Matthews

I had a blast at Anticipation in Montreal. I picked up a number of books in the dealers room. Tesseracts Thirteen edited by Nancy Kilpatrick and David Morrell What is it we do when we read science fiction by Paul … Continue reading →

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