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However, a core difference is that steampunk is “an argument with the science fiction of previous generations” p.8, “The 19th-Century Roots of Steampunk.”
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So when it came time to make a steampunk mouse to go with his Steampunk keyboard and monitor, he went a little crazy with the design.
Steampunk Mouse made with real mouse parts - SlipperyBrick.com 2008
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The term Steampunk is applied almost too often these days, with some sub-genres even branching out from it like from a twisted, tangled tree - dieselpunk, greenpunk, stitchpunk, you name it (see definitions of various "punk" literary varieties here).
"Steampunk" Anthology, Edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer 2009
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What experience do you have in Steampunk in general (costumes, cons, etc)
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Steampunk is popular simply because brass ray-guns, airships, Analytical Engines, and bitchin 'stovepipe toppers with built-in daguerrotype cameras are just flat-out cool.
[GUEST POST] Lavie Tidhar Asks 'What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Steampunk?' 2010
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Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction focusing on an alternate version of the Victorian era.
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PROS: Steampunk is used not just for flavor, but also as a vehicle to give the story more meaning; lush prose; attractive, retro-futuristic world building.
March 2010 2010
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What experience do you have in Steampunk in general (costumes, cons, etc)
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PROS: Steampunk is used not just for flavor, but also as a vehicle to give the story more meaning; lush prose; attractive, retro-futuristic world building.
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Steampunk is interesting because it recreate currently technology by designing new fashion styles.
[GUEST POST] Lavie Tidhar Asks 'What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Steampunk?' 2010
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