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Jen wants to read: My brother has recently asked me for a recommendation for a steampunk book that he will enjoy. He says he wishes to avoid that which is marketed primarily at women and/or romance steampunk. I already recommended HG Wells and Jules Verne and he is pur ...more

Feb 28, 2013 08:32PM · Like

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Perdido Street Station by China Miéville

Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1)
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China Miéville (Goodreads Author)

they said: " I'm pretty sure there is an ebook version out there. This si not only one of the best steam punk books out there, it's one of the best modern fantasy books ou there. ...more "

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Feb 28, 2013 10:46PM · Like

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Leviathan (Leviathan, #1)
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Scott Westerfeld (Goodreads Author)

she said: " This is, of course, YA, but it's the start of an excellent series. Definitely covers the blimp requirement!
And, this is not exactly steampunk, more like alternate history: the Temeraire series by Naomi Novik, featuring a naval officer in the Napoleonic era who gets drafted as a dragon captain. Imagine a Jack Aubrey-type naval captain entering a dragon-based Air Force, revolutionizing warfare decades before mechanical aircraft. High adventure. ...more "