Gaslamp fantasy is a sub-genre of both fantasy and historical fiction - Historical Fantasy - set in the nineteenth century. With a few exceptions, gaslamp fantasy is not to be confused with steampunk, which is more Science Fiction focused than Fantasy. Some books mix both Steampunk and Gaslamp Fantasy elements, however.

The Introduction: Fantasy, Magic, and Fairyland in Nineteenth-Century England by Terri Windling that appears in Queen Victoria’s Book of Spells: An Anthology of Gaslamp Fantasy talks at length about Gaslamp Fantasy. This list was inspired by the Recommended Reading section in the same book.

Fiction, Graphic Novels, art books, and non-fiction are welcome.
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message 1: by Audrey (new)

Audrey While I love The Amulet of Samarkand, it is not set in the 19th century. It is set in modern times.


message 2: by Ariadne (new)

Ariadne I have to agree with Audrey; The Amulet of Samarkand is great but not a valid entry in this list. I mean...a laptop computer is mentioned.
(If you like, you can see this by typing the following into Google search: "google books" "amulet of samarkand" computer)


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