Review: Boneshaker by Cherie Priest

Boneshaker Cherie Priest Tor, 2009 My love for Ms. Priest’s work has been professed before so this review is hardly unbiased.  Indeed, Boneshaker is certainly one of the catalysts that sent me on brief dip into the steampunk pool.  It is also the only steampunk novel I read this month that was set in America. [...]

The Russians have a Level 7, kind of.

In an interesting article from Wired, Nicholas Thompson details some of the specifics on a Russian doomsday device that was built during the Cold War.  It is a fascinating piece that, while chock full of information, seems to imply that Russian device is entirely automatic; a fact not refuted until the final paragraphs of the [...]

Review: Soulless by Gail Carriger

Soulless Gail Carriger Orbit, 2009 (Forthcoming September 29, 2009) Soulless is a supernatural steampunk romance from debut author Gail Carriger.  Soulless owes a lot to Jane Austen and, as far as I can tell (having only read the zombie infused remix), Pride and Prejudice in particular.  The novel follows a one Alexia Tarabotti who, as her [...]

Grave Tidings

So as I wrap up my September of Steampunk reviews I’ve started looking towards next month. Since I enjoyed working on a theme for my reviews this month I figured it might be fun to continue that next month. Since October is incoming I figured that I’d throw myself headfirst into some new horror titles. [...]

Review: Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld

Leviathan Scott Westerfeld with art by Keith Thompson Forthcoming Simon Pulse, 2009 (October 6) In my continuing exploration of several Steampunk titles this month my signed ARC from BEA of Westerfeld’s Leviathan marks my first and only foray into a YA steampunk title.  Which is regrettable since Leviathan is an exciting novel full of imagination, [...]

Review: Whitechapel Gods by S. M. Peters

Whitechapel Gods S. M. Peters Roc, 2008 Whitechapel Gods marks my first foray into the steampunk genre during my steampunk extravaganza this month.  It is perhaps a bit of an odd book for a first choice since it is entirely lacking in airships and heavier on horror then adventure but it is rife with clockwork [...]

Nyphron Rising Sample

I went to see if there was a solid release date for Michael Sullivan’s third book in the Riyria Revelation, Nyphron Rising and, while the date is still listed as a rather nebulous Octoboer 2009. I found out that there was a sample from chapter 1 posted there as well.  If you’ve yet to give [...]

Review: Whiteout by Greg Rucka & Steve Lieber

Whiteout Vol. 1 (The Definitive Edition) Written by Greg Rucka Art by Steve Lieber Oni Press, 2007 I kept hearing that Whiteout is being made into a movie and since I’ve enjoyed Rucka’s work on Superman (a comic I’d normally steer clear of) as of late figured I’d give this one a shot.  It helped [...]

Scary by numbers

Yes, the holiday weekend left me behind in my reading.  Yes, I am writing “filler” posts on video games.  I do find it a nice change of pace though so non-gamers bear with me. After having an unopened envelope from GameFly sitting on desk for about a month I figured it was about time I [...]

Feeling kind of…red

I cruise by the turn off for the Martian Council eyeing the EDF patrols that wander by while simultaneously keeping my eye on the cliffs surrounding the base.  Then I spot it up ahead; the perfect outcropping just high enough to allow me to get up and over the range of hills that surround the [...]