Steampunk
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Book Summary Editor: Ann VanderMeer Editor: Jeff VanderMeer Edition: Paperback Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published) Published: 2008-05-01 ISBN: 1892391759 Number of pages: 400 Publisher: Tachyon Publications |
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Book Reviews of the Steampunk
Customer Review: Just "OK"
Summary: 3 Stars
I had high expectations for the Steampunk anthology; I like Jeff Vandermeer's own writings and i like material from most of the authors included. But, maybe taken all together, most of the material seemed a bit tired and hackneyed. My favorite, by far, was Paul Paul Di Filippo's "Victoria" - a rather sweet take on both the Frankenstein trope as well as the good queen of the British Empire. Joe Lansdale references classic 19thC pulp sci-fi - but the story itself has little besides perversity to recommend it. Ian Macleod is one of my favorite authors - his Light Ages novels are terrific - but i'm glad i didn't start out reading the story included here, because i might well have slid him right off my reading map.