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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Heart of steel Heart of steel Meljean Brook Growing up in the dangerous world of the Iron Seas, the mercenary captain of the airship Lady Corsair, Yasmeen, has learned to keep her heart hard as steel. Ruthless and cunning, her only loyalty is … OL17795916W
Jani and the greater game Jani and the greater game Eric Brown Jani and the Greater Game is the first book in a rip-roaring, spice-laden, steampunk action adventure series set in India and featuring a heroine who subverts all the norms. It's 1910 and the British… OL17871387W
The aeronaut's windlass The aeronaut's windlass Jim Butcher Since time immemorial, the Spires have sheltered humanity. Within their halls, the ruling aristocratic houses develop scientific marvels, foster trade alliances, and maintain fleets of airships to ke… OL17886067W
True Names True Names James Frenkel,Vernor Vinge "A marvellous mixture of hard-science SF and sword-and-sorcery imagery.... You wish the author were present so you could applaud." - *Analog* OL1975716W
Fiddlehead Fiddlehead Cherie Priest "Young ex-slave Gideon Bardsley is a brilliant inventor, but the job is less glamorous than one might think, especially since the assassination attempts started. Worse yet, they're trying to destroy … OL19974092W
The mime order The mime order Samantha Shannon Paige Mahoney has escaped the brutal penal colony of Sheol I, but her problems have only just begun: many of the fugitives are still missing and she is the most wanted person in London. As Scion turn… OL19984654W
Forged by desire Forged by desire Bec McMaster Ten years ago, Perry fled her thrall contract to find sactuary among the Nighthawks. In that time, she's become a respected woman of the Guard, and she's wanted Garrett Reed for as long as she can r… OL19985997W
Everfair Everfair Nisi Shawl An "alternate history novel that explores the question of what might have come of Belgium's ... colonization of the Congo if the native populations had learned about steam technology a bit earlier"--… OL20038408W
Irrlichtfeuer Irrlichtfeuer Julia Lange Die junge Alba träumt vom Fliegen und arbeitet heimlich an mechanischen Schwingen. Doch dazu benötigt sie das Irrlicht-Gas, ein wertvolles, hoch entzündliches Handelsgut, auf das die Herrschenden des… OL20823696W
Shanghai Sparrow Shanghai Sparrow Gaie Sebold Shanghai Sparrow is a Far Eastern steampunk tale of espionage, distant empires and thrilling exploits, with a dynamic heroine. Eveline Duchen is a thief and con-artist, surviving day by day on the st… OL20907786W
Buffalo Soldier Buffalo Soldier Maurice Broaddus 143 pages ; 20 cm OL21307884W
Riveted Riveted Meljean Brook Serving on an airship one hundred years after a volcanic eruption decimated Iceland, Annika holds the secrets about her community's survival while her sister, Kalla, lives in exile. OL21488112W
The casebook of Newbury & Hobbes The casebook of Newbury & Hobbes George Mann "A collection of short stories detailing the supernatural steampunk adventures of detective duo, Sir Maurice Newbury and Miss Veronica Hobbes in dark and dangerous Victorian London. Along with Chief … OL22329125W
The Difference Engine The Difference Engine Bruce Sterling,William Gibson <Blockquote> 1855: The Industrial Revolution is in full and inexorable swing, powered by steam-driven cybernetic Engines. Charles Babbage perfects his Analytical Engine and the computer age arrives a… OL27252W