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| − | '''''Steampunk''''', a term coined by analogy to [[cyberpunk]], to indicate a modern [[SF]] sub-genre, first appeared in a letter by [[K. W. Jeter]] in the April 1987 issue of ''[[Locus]]''. | + | '''''Steampunk''''', a term coined by analogy to ''[[cyberpunk]],'' to indicate a modern [[SF]] sub-genre, first appeared in a letter by [[K. W. Jeter]] in the April 1987 issue of ''[[Locus]]''. |
| − | The term refers to [[SF]] stories that take place against a 19th-century background, usually involving steam-powered machinery. However, it has expanded into | + | The term refers to [[SF]] stories that take place against a 19th-century background, usually involving steam-powered machinery. However, it has expanded into an almost [[mainstream]] [[fringe fandom]] that encompasses [[art]], [[hall costumes|costumes]] and even home decor, and now has its own specialty [[conventions]]. |
| − | Writers who have written steampunk stories include [[Howard Waldrop]], [[Steven Utley]], [[James P. Blaylock]], [[K. W. Jeter]], [[Tim Powers]], [[Bruce Sterling]], and [[William Gibson]]. The latter two writers are also closely identified with [[cyberpunk]] [[SF]]. More recent steampunk works include [[Rudy Rucker]]'s ''The Hollow Earth'', [[Paul Di Filippo]]'s ''The Steampunk Trilogy'' and [[Bec McMaster]]’s “London Steampunk” and “Blueblood Conspiracy” series. | + | Detractors are prone to jeer, '''“Glue a gear on it and call it ‘steampunk.’”''' |
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| + | Writers who have written steampunk stories include [[Howard Waldrop]], [[Steven Utley]], [[James P. Blaylock]], [[K. W. Jeter]], [[Tim Powers]], [[Bruce Sterling]], and [[William Gibson]]. (The latter two writers are also closely identified with [[cyberpunk]] [[SF]].) More recent steampunk works include [[Rudy Rucker]]'s ''The Hollow Earth'', [[Paul Di Filippo]]'s ''The Steampunk Trilogy'' and [[Bec McMaster]]’s “London Steampunk” and “Blueblood Conspiracy” series. | ||
Victorian London is often the setting for steampunk stories. | Victorian London is often the setting for steampunk stories. | ||
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Before the name was invented, there were precursors in early [[science fiction]], such as [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]’s “The Doings of Raffles Haw” (1891), as well as ''The Wild, Wild West'' TV show. | Before the name was invented, there were precursors in early [[science fiction]], such as [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]’s “The Doings of Raffles Haw” (1891), as well as ''The Wild, Wild West'' TV show. | ||
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See also: [[Steam Engine Time (concept)]]. | See also: [[Steam Engine Time (concept)]]. | ||
Revision as of 08:11, 8 June 2021
Steampunk, a term coined by analogy to cyberpunk, to indicate a modern SF sub-genre, first appeared in a letter by K. W. Jeter in the April 1987 issue of Locus.
The term refers to SF stories that take place against a 19th-century background, usually involving steam-powered machinery. However, it has expanded into an almost mainstream fringe fandom that encompasses art, costumes and even home decor, and now has its own specialty conventions.
Detractors are prone to jeer, “Glue a gear on it and call it ‘steampunk.’”
Writers who have written steampunk stories include Howard Waldrop, Steven Utley, James P. Blaylock, K. W. Jeter, Tim Powers, Bruce Sterling, and William Gibson. (The latter two writers are also closely identified with cyberpunk SF.) More recent steampunk works include Rudy Rucker's The Hollow Earth, Paul Di Filippo's The Steampunk Trilogy and Bec McMaster’s “London Steampunk” and “Blueblood Conspiracy” series.
Victorian London is often the setting for steampunk stories.
Before the name was invented, there were precursors in early science fiction, such as Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Doings of Raffles Haw” (1891), as well as The Wild, Wild West TV show.
Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.
See also: Steam Engine Time.
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