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An Immersive Steampunk Mystery: A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark

October 23, 2024 by Emory Rose

A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark is many things: a steampunk mystery, an anti-colonial historical, an at once dark and whimsical fantasy, and more. But if I had to sum it up in one word, it would be fun. This book gives the reader plenty to chew on while immersing them in a rich world, anRead More

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A Land of Gods, Monsters, and Talking Cats: Monstress Vol. 1 by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda

April 6, 2024 by Lizzie B.

Buy this from Bookshop.org to support local bookstores and the Lesbrary! Oftentimes bleak but consistently awe-inspiring, Liu’s world of steampunk, art deco fantasy is a marvel to behold. This is definitely one to check the trigger warnings for. Set in a world where humans and Arcanics (a cross between humans and a mystical race calledRead More

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Danika reviews Stone Mad by Elizabeth Bear

March 1, 2019 by Danika Ellis

This was an odd read for me. I finished the first book and enjoyed the characters and the world, but (partly because I was listening to the audiobook), I had trouble following the plot. This is the reason I don’t typically watch action movies or read action-adventures. Still, I liked it enough that I immediatelyRead More

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Danika reviews Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear

February 23, 2019 by Danika Ellis

If “lesbian steampunk Western” doesn’t already pique your interest, I’m not sure what else to say, but I’ll give it a try! Karen is a “seamstress” (a sex worker at bordello) in Rapid City, in the Pacific Northwest. She’s satisfied enough with her life–the girls at Hôtel Mon Cherie are a tight-knit group, and she’s savingRead More

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Susan reviews Stone Mad by Elizabeth Bear

April 11, 2018 by Danika Ellis

Stone Mad is the sequel to Elizabeth Bear’s Karen Memory (which I reviewed here last month!), so there might be some unavoidable spoilers for Karen Memory from here on out! In Stone Mad, Karen and Priya are settling into their life together and celebrating their new ranch with a night out for dinner and aRead More

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Susan reviews Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear

March 14, 2018 by Danika Ellis

Elizabeth Bear’s Karen Memory is a steampunk alternate universe set in Seattle during the Gold Rush, following a prostitute named Karen Memery (“like memory but with an e”) as she and her colleagues investigate the murders of streetwalkers, attempt to help rescue of women who have been trafficked, and also have to deal with aRead More

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Danika reviews The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz

January 14, 2018 by Danika Ellis

I’ve got to say, with a title like “The Cybernetic Tea Shop,” I expected this to be a fun, silly, quick read. Instead, it was thoughtful and quiet, seeming to take up more space than the pages it occupied. This is set in a world where sentient, sapient robots were once mass-produced, but given theRead More

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Maddison reviews Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear

May 12, 2017 by Danika Ellis

Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear is a steampunk-esque novel set in gold rush era Washington. Karen Memery and the other “seamstresses” working for Madame Damnable at Hôtel Mon Chérie in Rapid City have their lives turned upside down when ex-prostitue and current “crib whore” savior Merry Lee shows up shot outside their Bordello with herRead More

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Danika reviews Everfair by Nisi Shawl

February 17, 2017 by Danika Ellis

It’s rare for me to pick up a book and be surprised to see it has queer representation. That’s part of being so immersed in the LGBTQ book internet: I’ve usually heard about the representation before picking it up. I picked Everfair because I was intrigued by the premise: a steampunk alternate history of the BelgianRead More

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Lauren reviews The Beast at the Door by Althea Blue

September 11, 2016 by Danika Ellis

Confession: I’m new to steampunk-themed fiction. Therefore, I was excited to fall into The Beast at the Door— tagged as a steampunk fairy tale. Immediately, the author (Althea Blue) hits readers with a big dose of pathos, which is delivered by the teenage protagonist, Patience. Patience lives in a cage. A cage constructed of rigidRead More

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