Dieselpunk

A fictional setting in which an advanced and modified society rely on diesel fuel as its primary resource, where nuclear technology and a 1920s to 1950s lifestyle and culture coexist.

For related genres, see Steampunk
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Leviathan (Leviathan, #1)
Dieselpunk ePulp Showcase
Shadows of Asphodel (Shadows of Asphodel, #1)
The Mammoth Book of Dieselpunk
A Fistful of Nothing: A Dieselpunk Noir Novel (The Hollywoodholes Sonata, #1)
Pandora Driver: The Origin
Empire State (Empire State, #1)
Hard Magic (Grimnoir Chronicles, #1)
New Haven Blues (The Troubleshooter)
Storming
Behemoth (Leviathan, #2)
Railsea
Mortal Engines (Mortal Engines, #1)
The Man in the High Castle (Vintage)
The City Darkens
Whitechapel Gods by S.M. PetersThe Hollow Cathedral by Elias KeanePerdido Street Station by China MiévilleThe Anubis Gates by Tim PowersThe Hollow Clock by Elias Keane
Best Dark Steampunk Novel
6 books — 1 voter
Sons of Steel by G.L. KeadyThe Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le GuinUbik by Philip K. DickHard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki MurakamiThe Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath by H.P. Lovecraft
Dreampunk!
89 books — 20 voters

From Doctor to Healer by Erica M. ElliottThe Sightless City by Noah LemelsonA Fistful of Nothing by Dan GlaserDieselpunk ePulp Showcase by Grant GardinerPandora Driver by John Picha
Dieselpunk
119 books — 112 voters
A Fistful of Nothing by Dan GlaserThe Converging Six by elmwynnThe Illusionary Six by elmwynnThe Fragmented Six by elmwynnAtlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Best Dieselpunk
42 books — 22 voters


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