[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_steampunk_works] [This page was last modified 16:04, 4 July 2007.] Modern steampunk Novels with an unclear setting: * Automated Alice by Jeff Noon (1996) * L'équilibre des paradoxes by Michel Pagel * The Grand Ellipse by Paula Volsky * The Woman Between the Worlds by F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre [edit] 16th century setting * Jack Faust by Michael Swanwick (1997) * Pasquale's Angel by Paul J. McAuley (1994) [edit] 18th century setting * The Age of Unreason tetralogy by Gregory Keyes -- Newton has discovered the Philosopher's Stone. [edit] 19th century setting Novels set in the Victorian era include: * Against the Day by Thomas Pynchon (2006) * Anno Dracula by Kim Newman (1992) * Anti-Ice by Stephen Baxter (1993) * The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers (1983) * Celestial Voyages series (2003) by Jeff Provine -- Interplanetary expeditions are launched in 1901. * The Difference Engine (1990) by William Gibson & Bruce Sterling -- the designs of Charles Babbage led to the wide usage of mechanical computers in Victorian England. (See difference engine) * Fata Morgana by William Kotzwinkle (1977) * Homunculus by James Blaylock (1986) * Imperial Moon by Christopher Bulis (1980) -- A Doctor Who novel set in 1897 when Queen Victoria sends a mission to the Moon * Infernal Devices by K. W. Jeter (1987) * Larklight by Philip Reeve (2006) * The Light Ages, House of Storms by Ian R. MacLeod -- Set in an England where aether has been harnessed as a power source * Lord Kelvin's Machine by James Blaylock (1992) * "Ned the Seal" trilogy by Joe R. Lansdale: o Zeppelins West (2001) [1] o Flaming London (2006) [2] o The Sky Done Ripped (TBA) * "Seventy-Two Letters" by Ted Chiang * The Steampunk Trilogy by Paul Di Filippo (1995) * The Sundowners series by James Swallow [edit] 20th/21st century setting Novels set in a "modern" era in the later 20th and early 21st century: * The Horn of Mortal Danger (1980) by Lawrence Leonard, set in a secret underground steam railway parallel to the London Underground. * Jigsaw Men by Gary Greenwood * A Nomad of the Time Streams by Michael Moorcock: o The Warlord of the Air (1971) o The Land Leviathan (1974) o The Steel Tsar (1981) * Pax Britannia: o Unnatural History (2007) by Jonathan Green o El Sombra (2007) by Al Ewing [edit] Quasi-Victorian science fiction Stories with a futuristic and/or alternative history settings but using pseudo-steam technology and/or Neo-Victorian style. * The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson -- A steampunk-flavored adventure set in a nanotechnological future, with much of the action in a neo-Victorian society * Greatwinter trilogy, by Sean McMullen -- In the 40th century, modern, electronic technology has been rejected/suppressed leading to a reliance on simpler technologies. o Souls in the Great Machine o The Miocene Arrow o Eyes of the Calculor * The Peshawar Lancers by S.M. Stirling -- Meteors devastate Europe and America in the 19th century, causing much of the British upper class to flee to India. The story is set in 2025 in a thoroughly Indianized Angrezi Raj (British Empire), with its capital in Delhi. * Queen Victoria's Bomb by Ronald Clark -- in the mid 19th century; a physicist gets the idea of isotopic separation after seeing pebbles graded by size on a pebble beach, and makes an atomic bomb. He intends to use it to end the Crimean War, but it never gets used, and no difference is made to history. * To Visit the Queen by Diane Duane -- Interference by the Lone Power results in a contaminated alternate universe in which Victorian Britain has developed (and used) atomic weapons. [edit] Other setting * Bas-Lag set books by China Miéville: o Perdido Street Station (2000) o The Scar (2002) o Iron Council (2004) * Ghost Novels by L. E. Modesitt, Jr., set in an alternate present in which 19th century powers still dominate, and the human soul is a tangible thing. A world of difference engines, steam cars and de-souled zombie servants: o Of Tangible Ghosts (1994) o The Ghost of the Revelator (1998) o Ghost of the White Nights (2001) * His Dark Materials trilogy from Philip Pullman, particularly Northern Lights (1995). * The Hungry City Chronicles, by Philip Reeve, set in a postapocalyptic world, but with steam technology. o Mortal Engines (2002) o Predator's Gold (2003) o Infernal Devices (2005) o A Darkling Plain (2006) * Land and Overland Trilogy by Bob Shaw o The Ragged Astronauts (1986) o The Wooden Spaceships (1988) o The Fugitive Worlds (1989) * Mainspring (2007) by Jay Lake, set in an alternate Earth, whose rotation is controlled by giant brass tracks. * Morlock Night (1979) by K. W. Jeter; a sequel to Wells' The Time Machine. * Polystom (2003) by Adam Roberts * The Silent Stars Go By (1991), by James White, in which a steam engine built by Hero leads to earlier technolgical revolutions and a 1492 space mission. * A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler) contains many elements of steampunk, in that the series that involves young people struggling against great odds in an anachronistic setting, the addition, in later books, of the mysterious organization known as V.F.D. have begun to push the story into the new genre of post-steampunk (in the same way that later additions to the cyberpunk genre are now classed as postcyberpunk). * Titus Alone (1959) by Mervyn Peake (third book in the Gormenghast series). Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth has inspired many steampunk film, TV and book adaptations. Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth has inspired many steampunk film, TV and book adaptations. [edit] Comics/graphic novels * The Adventures of Luther Arkwright and Heart of Empire, or The Legacy of Luther Arkwright by Bryan Talbot * The Amazing Screw-On Head by Mike Mignola * Baker Street by Gary Reed and Guy Davis * Battle Chasers by Joe Madureira * Les Cités Obscures by Benoît Peeters and François Schuiten * D.Gray-man by Katsura Hoshino * Daisy Kutter by Kazu Kibuishi * Elseworlds: o Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham by Mike Mignola and Troy Nixey o Batman: Master of the Future by Brian Augustyn and Eduardo Barreto o JLA: Age of Wonder by Adisakdi Tantimedh and Galen Showman o Justice Riders by Chuck Dixon and J.H. Williams III * The Five Fists of Science by Matt Fraction and Steven Sanders * Girl Genius by Phil and Kaja Foglio * Harry Kipling by Simon Spurrier and Boo Cook * Iron West, by Doug TenNapel [3] * Ironwolf by Howard Chaykin and Mike Mignola * The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 1898 by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill * Leviathan by Ian Edginton and D'Israeli * Mighty Tiny by Ben Dunn: o Mouse Marines o Tales of the Old Empire * Mr. Hero the Newmatic Man by James Vance and Ted Slampyak, based on ideas from Neil Gaiman * Neotopia by Rod Espinosa * Le Régulateur by Eric Corbeyran and Marc Moreno * The Remarkable Worlds of Professor Phineas B. Fuddle by Erez Yakin and Boaz Yakin * Ruse by Mark Waid and Scott Beatty * Scarlet Traces by Ian Edginton and D'Israeli, a sequel to their adaptation of H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds * Sebastian O by Grant Morrison and Steve Yeowell * Steam Detectives manga by Kia Asamiya * Steampunk by Joe Kelly and Chris Bachalo * Stickleback by Ian Edginton and D'Israeli * The Transformers: Evolutions - Hearts of Steel by Chuck Dixon and Guido Guidi * Texas Steampunk series by Lea Hernandez: Cathedral Child and Clockwork Angels [edit] Steampunk role-playing game material * Brassy's Men by Interactivities Ink (Live action role-playing game) * Broken Gears by CURS Publishing * Castle Falkenstein by Mike Pondsmith * Deadlands * Dungeon's & Dragons Eberron Setting * DragonMech by Goodman Games * Etherscope by Goodman Games * Forgotten Futures * Gear Antique (Japanese) * GURPS Steampunk by William H. Stoddard * Iron Kingdoms by Privateer Press * Sorcery & Steam by Fantasy Flight Games * Space: 1889 * Terra Incognita by Scott Larson (Based on Fudge) * Terra the Gunslinger (Japanese) * Unhallowed Metropolis by Jason Soles and Nicole Vega * Victoriana by Heresy Gaming * Warhammer Fantasy (mostly renaissance and gunpowder age in nature) * Jeff Grubb's Dungeons & Dragons works usually include steampunk gnomes; most notable are the Planescape and Spelljammer settings. [edit] In media [edit] In films Promotional still for the 2003 film, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Promotional still for the 2003 film, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Note: most of the films listed are steampunk-related either through narrative or by thematic context. * A Trip to the Moon (1902) * The Impossible Voyage (1904) * Conquest of the Pole (1912) * Frankenstein (1931) o Bride of Frankenstein (1935) * The Invisible Man (1933) * The Island of Dr. Moreau (1933 - as Island of Lost Souls, 1977, 1996) * King Solomon's Mines (1937, 1950, 1985, 2004) * 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) * The Fabulous World of Jules Verne (1958) * From the Earth to the Moon (1958) * Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) * The Time Machine (1960, 2002) * Mysterious Island (1961) * Master of the World (1961) * Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962) * First Men in the Moon (1964) * The City Under the Sea (War Gods of the Deep) (1965) * Captain Nemo and the Underwater City (1969) * The Adventures of Mark Twain (1982 claymation) * Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) * Castle in the Sky (1986 anime) * Windaria aka. Once Upon a Time (1987 anime) * The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) * Back to the Future Part III (1990) * Delicatessen (1991) * Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) * The City of Lost Children (1995) * Wild Wild West (1999) * Sleepy Hollow (1999) * The Boy Who Saw the Wind (2000 anime) * Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) * Vidocq (2001) * Le Pacte des Loups (Brotherhood of the Wolf) (2001) * The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) * A Detective Story (2003) * Hellboy (2004) * Steamboy (2004 anime) * Van Helsing (2004) * Around the World in 80 Days (2004) * Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) * The Brothers Grimm (2005) * Howl's Moving Castle (2005 anime) * The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello (2005 short film) * Steel Fantasia (2006) (A series of animated shorts done in Flash) * The Prestige (2006) * His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass (set in an alternate 19th century setting, with many anachronistic technologies) (2007) * Stardust (August 10th 2007) [edit] In television The cast of The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne The cast of The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne * The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., FOX series * The Amazing Screw-On Head (announced 2006 TV series) * Arabian Nights (2000 TV series) * Doctor Who: o "Pyramids of Mars" o "The Talons of Weng Chiang" o "Ghost Light" * Doctor Who Series 2 (2006): o "Tooth and Claw" o "The Girl in the Fireplace" * Future Boy Conan, 1978 anime series from Nippon Animation, featured the likes of Hayao Miyazaki (director, character designs, storyboards), Isao Takahata (storyboards) and Yoshiyuki Tomino (storyboards) * Jack of All Trades, syndicated series * Last Exile, 2003 anime from Gonzo Digimation * Legend, series * Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World, syndicated series * Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, anime TV series * QED, series * Read or Die, OVA * Sakura Wars, anime TV series * Samurai 7 a steampunk-themed anime retelling of the classic movie, Seven Samurai * The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne, Sci Fi Channel series * Secret of Cerulean Sand, anime TV series * Sherlock Hound , anime TV series (1984). Regularly featured over the top steampunk technology. * Steam Detectives, anime TV series * Storm Hawks, TV series * Trigun, anime TV series * The Vision of Escaflowne, anime TV series * Voyagers!, NBC (1982 series) * The Wild Wild West, ABC series [edit] In video games * Alone in the Dark series * American McGee's Alice * Amerzone * Arcanum: of Steamworks and Magick Obscura * Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean mostly the Alfard empire and their technology * BioShock Coming soon, the game's media so far gives the feel of Steampunk * Blood Bros. "wild west" setting, steampunk touches in humorous tone * Boogie Wings * Castlevania series of games. Clockwork and steam-driven constructions, ranging from medieval-age to a near-futuristic (cyberpunk) setting. * City of Heroes Nemesis and Clockwork villains * Chrono Trigger * Dark Cloud 2 * Darkwatch (Western Steampunk/Horror) * Evolution: The World of Sacred Device * Final Fantasy series * Flying Heroes * Gadget: Invention, Travel, & Adventure * GunValkyrie * Jak and Daxter series * Jade Empire (Asian Steampunk elements including celestial machinery, airships, and rocket powered aircraft) * Lighthouse For its visual style in transportation and mechanisms. * Martian Memorandum * MediEvil II * Morrowind * Myst series * Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath (Western/Steampunk/Fantasy) * Progear * Pandemonium * Ragnarok Online (prominent in the town of Einbroch, as well as with the steam technology of monsters such as Rotar Zairo and RSX-0806) * Ring of Red * Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends * Rocket Knight Adventures (Steampunk Vehicles/Settings) * Rule of Rose * Sakura Wars * Septerra Core * Shining Force Steampunk elements, from characters such as Guntz through Lyle * SkyGunner * Skies Of Arcadia * Slouching Towards Bedlam * Space: 1889 * Steamband * Steambot Chronicles * Steel Empire * Syberia * Super Monkey Ball Adventure (the stage Moonhaven is a Steampunk themed floating city) * The Chaos Engine series * The Dark Eye * The Longest Journey * Thief trilogy. * Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams * Wachenröder * Wild ARMs series (Western) * World of Warcraft and the Warcraft series (Dwarven, Gnomish, and Goblin machines and inventions) In music These are musicians and bands that have either adopted a steampunk aesthetic in their appearance, or have a decidedly steampunk approach to their music. * Abney Park * Beat Circus * The Cassettes * Doctor Steel * The Dresden Dolls * Duke Special * Gravemist * Ben Houge * The Masquerade Project * Rasputina * Sxip Shirey * Vernian Process * Chris Vrenna =================================================== Prelude to Annihilation album by Red Reflection