Cephalopod
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Are there any members who want to discuss Steampunk the genre(not the game) or Victorian/Edwardian sci-fi?
Originally posted by Dave
It isn't a patch on the original TV series which I have seen and wish it was repeated, but it struck me that 'The Wild Wild West' is steampunk.
It is currently quite high up in the UK DVD sales charts. Has anyone seen it? I read the cover and it seems like it would be worth a further look.Originally posted by Dragon Goddess
"Steamboy" is a recent anime steampunk feature.
Originally posted by Dave
I'm also reminded now of the original 'Stainless Steel Rat' book by Harry Harrison which I'm sure featured a coal-powered robot complete with a chimney!
You're correct, it is science fiction, but a more humorous take. I just meant that the coal powered robot was a 'steampunk' idea, ahead of it's time. But then, that whole 'comedic scifi' genre - Douglas Adams, Robert Rankin - they also owe much to the 'Stainless Steel Rat'.Originally posted by Dragon Goddess
I've heard of the "Stainless Steel Rat" a few times, but I've never really looked into it. I think the way I heard about it I figured it was probably more of a science fiction series than I usually read. I'll have to give it a look.
I've read 'The Difference Engine' now and would like to read more, but there doesn't seem to be much more out there.
Only that I used to read a lot of Michael Moorcock, and his Dancers at the End of Time and associated books featuring Jerry Cornelius and Mrs Amelia Underwood were published in the 1970's and have got to be a little bit Steampunk too?
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