Steampunk Bible-Resource

The Steampunk Bible has many outstanding features, but the one feature that I appreciated the most was its mention of other authors and texts, both modern and from the past.

The Steampunk Bible includes a section that mentions the authors and their texts that predate the Steampunk movement. Many of these texts have been an inspiration to authors. I am just scratching the surface here with the mention of the following: Frank Reade, and Edward Ellis. I mentioned these authors in my summer reading list.

Frank Reade

I just made a post about receiving my Frank Reade: Adventures in the Age of Invention book in the mail the other day. As far as I can tell Frank Reade is a fictional character and protagonist in a series of Dime Store novels. I will be writing more about this character and his fabulous inventions later on.

Edward Ellis

Edward Ellis is another author of Dime Store novels. These novels were full of adventure, were primarily written for boys, and were written toward the end of the 19th and into the start of the 20th century. The Guntenberg Press has a large collection of Ellis’s novels available for download. Ellis also wrote about fabulous inventions; see his The Huge Hunter; Or, The Steam Man of the Prairies.

Both authors, the real and imaginary were prolific writers and I look forward to reading as much as I can from these authors. I also forward to recording my findings and thoughts.

The SteamPunk Bible (an update)

The SteamPunk Bible covers many different topics associated with the SteamPunk genre. As the publishers have defined their text” it is “An illustrated guide to the world of imaginary airships, corsets, and goggles, mad scientists, and strange literature”. It is well written and has many colorful illustrations throughout the text. I purchased my copy through Amazon for under $20.00. The book is hard bound and includes over 200 pages of text, and loads of images and illustrations.

What I like especially about the text is that it has introduced me to ideas, concepts, and resources that I didn’t know existed. I have been having a great time tracking down the sources mentioned in the text. I will be sharing these with you shortly.

The Steampunk Bible

This text recently arrived in the mail. Like another reviewer as commented, the Steampunk Bible is a beautiful book and includes many beautiful illustrations. The Steampunk Bible by Jeff Vandermeer is great resource to have on hand. The text not only defines the Steampunk movement, but also provides fodder for further research. I have only just started to read this book and already have so many leads to other resources that we no doubt broaden my view on this subject.