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 […]
I love Halloween! I have more spooky home décor for both inside and out than I do all the other holidays combined. Curious about how Victorians celebrated Halloween, I did a little digging… pun intended. After a bit of research, I discovered I come by my love of All Hallows’ Eve honestly. Halloween made its […]
One of the most interesting things about writing in the steampunk genre is doing historical research. Real history is more than just boring names and dates and the doings of kings and presidents. It’s about the way that ordinary people lived and how their lives changed over time. My grandparents were born around the […]
We all know the importance that the wedding dress carries in our culture. Everything must be right with “The Dress” for that special day. Your author has been through such an event, so I understand. The prospective bride must consider the cost, color, fabric, theme, style, and construction, as well the movement of the dress […]
The airship is one of the signature technologies of steampunk fiction. They did exist in the latter days of the Victorian Era or Gilded Age, (late 1890’s) but they were a novelty, and therefore “futuristic.” In those days, the only humans who had experienced flight were a handful of daring balloonists. Travel by air must […]
