Monthly Archives: October 2012

Steampunk Books Coming out in October 2012

Every month, the good folks over at SF Signal compile an awesome list of science fiction, fantasy, and horror (and related) books coming out in the next month. Here are the Steampunk books from their lists for October, but please take a gander at the full list if you are looking for reading material from outside our little corner of the SF-osphere.

Courting Trouble by Jenny Schwartz, Carina Press, October 1

Luminous Chaos by Jean-Christophe Valtat, Melville House, October 23

Moonlight & Mechanicals by Cindy Speneer Pape, Carina Press, October 22

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Steamduck Learns to FLY! by Emilie P. Bush

I hope most of you have seen Her Majesty’s Explorer: a Steampunk bedtime story, Emilie P. Bush’s and William Kevin Petty’s first foray into the untamed wilderness that is Steampunk children’s books. That tale follows St. John Murphy Alexander, a mechanical explorer, but also introduced a much smaller mechanical creature: Steamduck.

Today (October 10, 2012) is the release day for Steamduck Learns to FLY!, the followup. In the sequel, we get to see how Steamduck starts his next adventure: flight. It all begins when he encounters a goose who asks him why he isn’t flying. When Steamduck explains that he can’t, the goose replies:

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Find Your Perfect Steampunk Hat for Halloween

Halloween is coming up fast and it is always a great occasion to show off some Steampunk fashion. Of course, not all of us have a complete neo-Victorian ensemble just waiting to be doffed. Over the next week, we’ll be looking at how to put together your perfect Steampunk Halloween costume.

Other than a parasol, nothing is higher on a Steampunk trick-of-treater than the hat. Now, there are lots of ways to go, depending on the look you want and how much you can spend, so let’s take a look at some examples of the more common genera.

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