Steampunk challenge
| The Steampunk Challenge is over, but feel free to add links to steampunk book reviews. For a recap go here. |
What is Steampunk? According to the New Oxford American Dictionary the sub-genre Steampunk is
a genre of science fiction that typically features steam-powered machinery rather than advanced technology.
I have been wanting to try out steampunk for a while now and recently read one story which I quite liked. So now I’m on to explore a bit more and it seems there are more people out there who want to get to know this genre better.
You want to read steampunk, share your opinion and reviews with like minded people? You want to get recommendations from others because you have no idea where to begin? Join the steampunk challenge and share the experience!
The challenge runs from October to October and there are no obligations other than to have fun discovering a genre and let other participants know about what you find.
You can sign up here with Mr. Linky. Once the challenge has started I will create another page for review links or other blog posts related to Steampunk. Also, your reading recommendations are more than welcome.
I’m looking forward to this challenge and to a fun and “steamy” twelve months!
It seems I killed my Mister Linky. Please sign up in the comments and leave your name and blog URL.
Hi Rikki,
Please add me to the list of participants. I have one or two Steampunk novels on my book shelf, plus a few I’ve had my eye on at the library, so hopefully this challenge will motivate me to read them! Thanks!
Christine @ the happily ever after… (http://theromanticlife.blogspot.com)
Hi Rikki,
I am little late to the party but I would like to join in too! I recently read my first steam punk novel and would love to try out some more.
Shannon from Books Devoured
http://www.BooksDevoured.blogspot.com
Welcome, BlackEyedDog, Shannon and Christine. A little late doesn’t matter at all. And the more the merrier.
Hi. I’m not sure I signed up for this challenge or not but I would love to participate. What a great idea!
Laurie (ReaderGirls)
Hi Laurie, I don’t think you have signed up yet, but I will add you to the list of participants now. Welcome!
Oh, I was wrong, you DID sign up together with Meg and Caity.
Started late but almost finished with my first!
Rikki, I’m not sure where this should go, and you may already know about it, but steampunk.com is taking nominations for best steampunk novel of 2010:
http://www.steampunk.com/pick-the-steampunk-book-of-the-year/
If nothing else, once the nominations are public, there may be new books to add to our list!
Thanks, pooks, for letting me know. I wrote a short blog post about it.
Technically, I’ve been participating, but I don’t think I ever formally signed up…. Time to play catch up.
Welcome Trisha
I’d love to join!
P.S. do comics count?
Welcome Orhedea.
Yes, graphic novels definitely count.
Is it too late to join the challenge? Are there any specific requirements, like # of books, etc? Thanks!
Sure you can still join, Emily. No, there are no requirements as to the number of books etc. Just have fun!
Yay! I’m new to steampunk, so I’m really excited about this
Seen the results of the book of the year at Steampunk.com? Boneshaker FTW!
MisterG, I wasn’t aware that they have already announced the winner. Thanks for the heads up.
If it’s not too late to join, I would definitely like to sign up!
http://poodlerat2.bellonae.com/
Welcome, poodlerat. Your link doesn’t seem to work. Would you check, please. I’d like to add it to the list of participants. Thanks!
Hi! I would like to join the challenge.
Greetings,
Tiina
Welcome, Tiina. Thanks for joining.
Rikki -
Not sure if I commented about this challenge or not. But here is the post which was posted some time ago. We have a few reviews – John has already completed that I will be adding to the list at the end of January.
Here is the challenge post url – http://www.layersofthought.net/2010/11/steampunk-challenge-october-2010-to.html
Posted November 3rd.
Apologies if I already commented. Thanks!
Sign me up please!
http://lostinagoodstory.blogspot.com/2010/12/steampunk-challenge.html
Thanks,
joanna
Hi Joanna, welcome and thank for joining.
I’ve joined some reading challenges already but I would love to join this one. I’m a big steampunk fan but haven’t read much books in the genre so this would be a good start. Did I get it right that there is no specific number of books I need to read, just as many as I want?
My link is:
http://mybookaddiction.blogspot.com/
Welcome bookgirl!
Yes, that’s right, there is NO requirement as to how many books to read. Just have fun!
I’m a little late, but I’d love to join. I’ve read Kenneth Oppel’s Airborn series and Cherie Priest’s Boneshaker. I’d love to read more steampunk.
Welcome, Amanda. It’s never too late to join.
as a school librarian in a middle school, i am wanting to learn move about this genre.
students in grades 6-8 have enjoyed scott westerfields’s books and i would like to
get more of the same for them.
Thanks for this challenge! I have just discovered this genre and I can’t wait to read more. Here is my post about this challenge:
http://libraryofcleanreads.blogspot.com/2011/01/steampunk-challenge.html
Mar, I am sure you will find lots of ideas for your students when you go to the reviews page.
Laura, thanks for joining. I saw you have both Westrfield books on your TBR list. They are also sitting on my shelf waiting to be read.
What a great challenge!
~Suzanne
Seeing as how I have a lot of steampunk on my to-read list, might as well join a challenge
http://www.read-all-over.net/reading-challenges/
Welcome Teresa!
Please add me to the list!
Alison DeLuca’s last post ..The Minnow Leads to Treasure- by A Philippa Pearce
Welcome Alison! Will do.
A great challenge, I know it is late but can I still join, would love to participate. I am reading a bit of steampunk this year anyway, my blog can be found here if interested; http://garlicandsapphires-sarah.blogspot.com/ Just going off to check everyones reviews and recomendations now.
A reader (Sarah)’s last post ..Wide Sargasso Sea, a novel that embodies the full range of post modern themes.
Welcome, Sarah! Better late than never,
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I am interested in the concept of “steampunk” but is the challenge that we READ a lot of them or WRITE one?
Sincerely,
Connie (Corcoran) Wilson, M.S.
Authof of “Out of Time” (www.OutofTimetheNovel.com)
Hellfire & Damnation (www.HellfireandDamnationtheBook)
It Came from the Seventies (nonfiction) – http://www.ItCamefromtheSeventies.com
Ghostly Tales of Route 66 (www.GhostlyTales of Route 66)
and the forthcoming “The Color of Evil” (www.ConnieCWilson.com)
Connie, generally the challenge is for READERS who want to explore the genre, but we also have one or two people participating who WRITE, e.g. Ariel.
The flash fiction writing contest was in addition to the reading challenge. So feel free to either read or write. But, in any case, let us know about it!