The third novel in our classics series is an award-winning 1983 novel by Tim Powers, a well-realized and vivid tale of time travel and supernatural intrigue. Though nominally a time-travel fantasy, it gets included in steampunk lists because of its setting – London in the nineteenth century. The action begins in 1983 when eccentric millionaire […]
In our second post in our steampunk classics series, we review Morlock Night by American science fiction writer Kevin Wayne (K. W.) Jeter. It has the distinction of being the first steampunk novel. It’s a fast-paced book written as a modern-day sequel to HG Wells’ “The Time Machine.” The premise is an intriguing one: […]
What happens when a lonely vampire seeks companionship in the twenty-first century? Bogdan Tomescu has had a long and successful career writing vampire stories from a uniquely personal perspective. Yet happiness eludes him, having lost his beloved wife Magda to a tragic sunshine incident many decades ago. His friend Louie, a jazz musician werewolf, suggests […]
As part of our ongoing effort to expose the public to works of steampunk fiction, Steampunk Desperado will feature a series of reviews of the classics as well as new works. First on my list is The Difference Engine since it was the first one I read. Published in 1990, this is not considered to […]
Welcome to our new, improved, old-timey site. Like many of my creative endeavors, it was based on a whim that turned into something fun and original. I wanted to do more than promoting my books, to make a site that would be worth visiting for its own sake. Some say an author should only promote […]
