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Seminal Steampunk Books

by Michael Pryor on 16 November 2010

This is my list of Essential Steampunk Reading, for those who want to know where this recent Steampunk boom originated.

A Transatlantic Tunnel, Hurrah! – Harry Harrison

The Warlord of the Air – Michael Moorcock

The Anubis Gates – Tim Powers

Morlock Night – KW Jeter

Homunculus – James Blaylock

The Difference Engine – William Gibson and Bruce Sterling

Anno Dracula – Kim Newman

Queen Victoria’s Bomb – Ronald W Clark

The Steampunk Trilogy – Paul Di Filippo

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen – Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill

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Michael Pryor

Michael Pryor has published more than twenty-five fantasy books and over forty short stories, from literary fiction to science fiction to slapstick humour. Michael has been shortlisted six times for the Aurealis Awards, has been nominated for a Ditmar award, and six of his books have been CBCA Notable Books, including three books in the LAWS OF MAGIC series. His most recent series are THE CHRONICLES OF KRANGOR for younger readers and THE LAWS OF MAGIC for older readers. Michael is currently writing books in a new series, THE EXTRAORDINAIRES.