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A review by blairconrad
Steampunk! an Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange Stories by
5.0
A really nice teen-oriented anthology. Of course there's some variation in story quality and appeal, but I enjoyed nearly every one of them, with a few really standing out. (If you're pressed for time, I'd recommend hitting "The Last Ride of the Glory Girls", "Clockwork Fagin", "Seven Days Beset by Demons", "The Summer People", "The Oracle Engine", and "Steam Girl" in no particular order.)
The settings for the stories range far from Victorian England, hitting ancient Rome, present day pick-your-country, far off planets, and points in between. It was nice seeing the genre adapted to unusual settings. One thing detracted from the collection - a couple stories were only tangentially steampunky, but by and large they were good stories, and there's nothing wrong with refraining from smothering what could be a new genre reader.
A great book for teens that are curious about steampunk, or anyone looking for a collection of entertaining stories.
The settings for the stories range far from Victorian England, hitting ancient Rome, present day pick-your-country, far off planets, and points in between. It was nice seeing the genre adapted to unusual settings. One thing detracted from the collection - a couple stories were only tangentially steampunky, but by and large they were good stories, and there's nothing wrong with refraining from smothering what could be a new genre reader.
A great book for teens that are curious about steampunk, or anyone looking for a collection of entertaining stories.