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
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

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
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


Bard Constantine
There was protest...There were those who knew. Who saw what was coming. But their voices were mere whispers in a crowd of roaring discontent. The surrender of freedom came in subtle stages, not with an explosive arrival. After the wars, the fear, the terrorism…we slowly let fear goad us into thinking it was better if control were out of our hands and placed into those of people who would protect us. We turned a blind eye as our liberties were sacrificed at the alter of nationalism. It was easier ...more
Bard Constantine, Silent Empire

Matthew Sylvester
Shitting fucking bastard! Fuck off you massive cockwank!’ - Misty Meanor, during a particularly stressful encounter.
Matthew Sylvester, Bitter Defeat

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