I am really excited about this book. I think the move to commission an actual bit of physical hardware for the cover is an inspired bit of brilliance too, as I think the truth of whether steampunk really is "the hottest trend in science fiction" as
Solaris proclaims depends largely on whether all the steampunkophiles residing in other media (games, cinema, fashion-culture, etc..) can be induced to follow the path back to its literary roots. The big question for me is whether this anthology, and
the other one,
will be "all the steampunk anyone needs" or the launch of the next thing. Either way, whether it's the end-all/be-all or just the inception, I'm pretty sure
Extraordinary Engines is a must-have for any serious SF reader and collector. Certainly for this collector.
I am really excited about this book. I think the move to commission an actual bit of physical hardware for the cover is an inspired bit of brilliance too, as I think the truth of whether steampunk really is "the hottest trend in science fiction" as Solaris proclaims depends largely on whether all the steampunkophiles residing in other media (games, cinema, fashion-culture, etc..) can be induced to follow the path back to its literary roots. The big question for me is whether this anthology, and the other one,
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You can wait for this! I am pretty certain about this.
I'm just glad they changed the title, since originally both our reprints antho and their antho were going to be called Steampunk.
In any event, they're a nice complement to each other, so you can see where steampunk has been and where it's going. I'm planning on cross-promoting theirs since I don't think they actually conflict.
JeffV
No, I don't either. I think they will be seen as dual-essential volumes.
Thanks for the mention, Lou. For me, the particularly interesting thing will be to see which territory goes for it the most, the UK or US, since it's on mass market on both sides of the pond. Will it go down better with Brits due to the roots in Victoriana?
-- Mark @ Solaris
Might be the reverse of that for the reason you state.
Thanks for this! Looks great!
Sincerely,
John-Mark
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