Reviews

Steampunk! An Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange Stories by Gavin J. Grant, Kelly Link

simkern's review against another edition

4.0

The Kelly Link and Cory Doctorow stories get 5 stars, really transcendent genre-busting stuff. The rest are all solid. Great collection if you're a fan of this aesthetic.

ericbuscemi's review against another edition

4.0

I only read the Cory Doctorow story 'Clockwork Fagin', as I picked up a free preview copy of the story on my Kindle. Doctorow proves with his story that he does steampunk just as well as he does cyberpunk. It was definitely good enough to make me consider buying the entire anthology.

harleybasswood's review against another edition

3.0

Bray and Doctorow's contributions were my favorite. Couldn't get in to some of the others, but that's to be expected with any compilation. This one is pretty solid.

tmleblanc's review against another edition

3.0

1. Some Fortunate Future Day: ***
2. The Last Ride of the Glory Girls: ****
3. Clockwork Fagin: ****
4. Seven Days Beset by Demons: *
5. Hand in Glove: ***
6. The Ghost of Cwmlech Manor: ***
7. Gethsemane: **
8. The Summer People: ***
9. Peace in Our Time: ****
10. Nowhere Fast: ***
11. Finishing School: *
12. Steam Girl: *****
13. Everything Amiable and Obliging: ***
14. The Oracle Engine: ***

snowwolf75's review against another edition

4.0

Many gems in this collection of stories. My favorites were "The Last Ride of the Glory Girls" (all female band of outlaws and the toy they use for their raids) and "Steam Girl" (teenage romance with a heavy steampunk influence). The book even included two short comics, but due to reading it in a digital format on a small screen, I wasn't able to enjoy those as much as I'd like.

qkjgrubb's review against another edition

3.0

My introduction to steampunk!

I borrowed this from my library's digital catalog not knowing what to expect. I am pleased and excited about reading more in this genre. This collection was uneven, as far as my interest went, but I'm intrigued enough to wind the gears, put on goggles & pick up my next steampunk read.

almostsummer's review against another edition

4.0

Steam Girl and The Summer People were my favorites.

sandracatt's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Boring beyond belief. Drove me deep into a long reading slump. Not one story in this anthology is memorable. The steampunk settings is interesting but that's it. 

rainmisoa's review against another edition

3.0

I am getting lazier and lazier with my reviews because... I just don't FEEL like writing them. I am more in a "Read book now and get to the next one" kind of mood so I will only say a few things about this anthology. It's good. Not great but good. Some stories are very interesting and sucks you right in from the get-go. Others are slow and leave you hanging. Not a lot of them feel complete so it's a bit disappointing. Some of the authors really know how to weave a story together... others do not. In my opinion, this is a very hit-or-miss type of book. I believe you should give it a chance and read it at least once but the reality of it is... you most likely won't like all the stories that are in this book. Give it a shot and see how you like it.

nicolaspratt's review against another edition

3.0

A good mix of stories.