Have you a steampunk work that you would like to share? If it also fits any of the other categories listed, feel free to list there as well but please--no more than two listing for the same work!

The info said writers can promote their own works, so I assume I can also promote the work of a friend of mine? Rachael Acks has a series of Steampunk Novellas, about a pirate named Captain Ramos. They're great fun, cleverly written, and I don't just say that because she's my friend. In chronological order, they are:

Murder on the Titania
The Curious Case of Miss Clementine Nimowitz (and her Exceedingly Tiny Dog)
The Ugly Tin Orrery
Blood in Elk Creek

And coming in November: Do Shut Up, Mister Simms

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Absolutely! This is the place for promos for yourself and friends! Thank you! I am curious, would you say Rachel's works are considered adult? Or YA?

They're fairly clean, but I'd say they're adult. There is a decent amount of violence. And a developing same sex romance.

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Interesting. I don't know why I tend to associate steampunk with YA. It (steampunk) is rather big for the YA crowd these days, isn't it? (Oooops. I may have just aged myself a great deal!)

My friend Rachael says one of the reasons she likes the genre is that it's one of the most optimistic. Maybe that has something to do with it, but I consider myself a little bit new to Steampunk, so I'm no expert. :)

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Huh! So, if you had to describe steampunk in just a few words, what would they be? What steampunk have you read? What works do you think are the best known? I love that fantasy has so many sub genres--I still feel like I'm learning my way around fantasy though I've been reading it for years! It just seems that terms like steampunk, urban, dystopia, are all so "new." Or, maybe I just haven't been exposed to that many of them given that I tend to reach for the epic/high fantasy stories.

When I said I was a little bit new, that was an understatement. I haven't read much Steampunk. I've read Soulless by Gail Carriger, which, to me, seemed like a paranormal romance in a Victorian setting. Up until recently, I would've described it vaguely, as Victorian but with air ships and lots of steam technology. I didn't have a grasp on the "punk" side of it. I'm coming to understand the "punk" aspect as a defiance of social convention, now. There was a little of that in 'Soulless,' in the heroine's snarkiness, but that was about it. There's a bit more in Rachael Acks's novellas, but I risk spoiling 'Murder on the Titania' if I go into detail.

I'd be up for more Steampunk recommendations from more seasoned readers of the genre!

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LOL. Okay, so steampunk is sort of fantasy set in Victorian (specifically London-ish? maybe? no?) times with "technology" as a driving force, wherein the main characters are a bit--nonconformist. Does that sound about right? Or am I way off? (I imagine a lot of people will get a real kick out of my trying to figure this one out!)

LOL, maybe someone else can do a better job than I did! I don't have enough of a sample size to be sure if most of it is Londonish or not.

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Funny! Yes, let's hope that maybe someone posts something that sets us both straight!