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	The age of steampunk - The Boston Globe
		Steampunk has its roots in science fiction literature, where it describes a corner of the genre obsessed with Victoriana and the idea that the computer age evolved alongside the industrial.
		Steampunk stories, which started appearing with regularity in the 1980s, eschew clean and orderly visions of the future in favor of gas-lighted streets, steam engines belching toxic smoke, and dastardly villains inventing strange technologies.
		Steampunk was a term used almost jokingly as a name for science fiction that was set in the Victorian era as opposed to the virtual future, but which still featured rebellious protagonists utilizing strange technology.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/ideas/articles/2007/08/26/the_age_of_steampunk (1569 words)

	Steampunk
		Steampunk is a subgenre of cyberpunk science fiction with dystopian, noir themes usually in an anachronistic Victorian or quasi-Victorian alternate history setting.
		Compared to the computer, robotic, and nanotech focus of cyberpunk fiction, steampunk fiction focuses more intently on thermo mechanics, especially steam engine technology; hence the name.
		As a continuing play on the cyber/steam-punk naming convention, there have been a handful of novels published, self described as "sandal-punk[?]" which posit a world in which ancient civilization never colapsed into the Dark Ages and instead saw rapid technological advancement after a few key discoveries are made.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/st/Steampunk.html (436 words)

	Brass Goggles
		So, you’ve decided that your Steampunk outfit won’t be complete without a pocket watch, and you’ve started to look around for a nice vintage one to use.
		The term open face is rather self explanatory in that it simply means that the face of the watch is open to viewing without opening a cover.
		When I asked him what he thought of Steampunk, he told me to pass on to all of you that he loves it, especially the Steampunk aesthetic and the Victorian feel of it.
	www.brassgoggles.co.uk /brassgoggles (1096 words)

	Victorian Gamer - September 1999
		Steampunk, rather than a possible future, is an alternative past, postulating one or more changes, usually remarkable inventions that were never built, that would have had a significant impact on society.
		Steampunk is often outfitted with a variety of techological gadgets.
		Soft steampunk is that which is less concerned with technological rigor, such as Lord Kelvin's Machine, in which the machine in question is a time machine and which also involves an electromagnetic device to be used to deflect a passing comet, or The Steampunk Trilogy that features a crossbred newt-human clone.
	home.netcom.com /~jskipper/victoria/vg199909.html (2257 words)

	What is Steampunk Science Fiction?
		The term 'steampunk' (variously 'steam punk') was originally a slightly sarcastic derivation from 'cyberpunk'.
		Steampunk as a descriptive term began being used in the '90s to characterize science fiction that was set in an anachronistic past, where, for instance, computers were developed in the Victorian Age.
		I would put this series in the steampunk category for several reasons: The people who have machine parts were altered as punishment, often for rebelling against the rulers; The ruling authority is arbitrary and unaccountable; Hydraulics, dirigibles and railroads are significant factors; Finally, Mieville's writing style evokes the sepia-tones, crowding and grime of Dickens' London.
	www.wisegeek.com /what-is-steampunk-science-fiction.htm (412 words)

	Steampunk: FAQ (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Specifically, Steampunk is a relatively new genre within Science Fiction set upon imitation or critique of the style, technology, characters and/or themes of Scientific Romance, Imperialist Adventure, Edisonades and Voyages Extraordinaires, often with the inclusion of Gothic horror elements.
		Victorian Steampunk is any work of modern Science Fiction that satisfies the requirements of Steampunk and is set in the “Long Victorian” period, roughly from the beginning of the Industrial Revolution through the end of the Edwardian era.
		Western Steampunk is any work of modern Science Fiction that satisfies the requirements of Steampunk and set in the "wild west" period of North American history or in another setting comparable to the “wild west”.
	www.geocities.com /SoHo/9094/STEAMFAQ.html (1758 words)

	Steampunk (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction typically with dystopian and noir themes usually set in an anachronistic Victorian or quasi-Victorian alternate history setting.
		The origin of the term Steampunk is uncertain though it is probably tongue in cheek variant of " cyberpunk ": rather than emphasising the computer robotic and nanotechnology focus of cyberpunk fiction steampunk fiction more intently on Victorian-era technology including steam engines.
		Because of the popularity of Steampunk with in the Goth Punk and Rivet cultures there is a growing movement establishing Steampunk as a culture and lifestyle.
	www.freeglossary.com /Steampunk (1375 words)

	EN World - Morrus' D&D / d20 News & Reviews Site - Steampunk - what's your opinion? (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Steampunk is evil and should stay away from 3e, DnD in general.
		Steampunk could be in 3e, but it's not something that I would want to touch.
		Steampunk would be okay in 3e, but I would use it only in moderation, and limit it a lot.
	www.enworld.org /showthread.php?t=7945 (1437 words)

	Steampunk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Originally, like cyberpunk, steampunk was typically dystopian, often with noir and pulp fiction themes, as it was a variant of cyberpunk.
		An additional influence on the creation of steampunk are the Edisonade stories of Edward S. Ellis, Luis Senarens and others, in which their characters Johnny Brainerd, Frank Reade, Jr.
		Steampunk themes reoccurred in The Girl in the Fireplace, which featured clockwork robots in 18th Century France.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Steampunk (2038 words)

	Word Spy - steampunk
		Arcanum is a prime example of steampunk, a subgenre of science fiction that explores the displacement of ancient ways by modern technology.
		This science fiction subgenre places computers, networks, and electronics (the cyber- part) inside a future that is anarchic and often dystopian (the punk part; from the anarchic, dystopian punk rock music of the mid- to late-70s).
		Steampunk often imagines what the past would have been like if the future hadn't happened so quickly.
	www.wordspy.com /words/steampunk.asp (472 words)

	The Steampunk Librarian (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Steampunk, by its very definition, lends itself to a great deal of wind-up clinking and clanking noises.
		The term "steampunk" is terribly nebulous in its definition.
		The primary reason for not turning the Steampunk Librarian into an all-Verne/Wells/Victoriana extravaganza is that, despite and in spite of the modern world, the aesthetic can be found everywhere these days, not just in literature.
	www.spookylibrarians.com /steampunk.html (1148 words)

	Steampunk
		Crafted from the combination of a modern deconstruction of Dickens' awful London dystopia of Bleak House and Hard Times and a snidely modern science fiction sensibility, the Steampunks recursively mixed and matched the modern and the proto-modern into a lively and muscular form which is highly entertaining and deeply imbued with modern science fiction convention.
		Steampunk transplants the ideas of modern sci fi and its conventions to the often dark world of Victorian/Edwardian London.
		The Steampunks use London as a central character, built from the dystopic elements of Dickens and the mystery of Conan Doyle.
	www.strangewords.com /archive/steam.html (1217 words)

	The Lost World: Steampunk (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Properly speaking, Steampunk is a modern sub-genre of Science Fiction which imitates in any combination the themes, setting, technology, and/or characters of the afforementioned Scientific Romances, Imperialist Adventures, and Gothic Horror.
		Try to describe Steampunk to those who have no clue, and quite often, it comes back to mentioning this film, though it is mentioned with generous appologies.
		Steampunk Central is a great page with lots of movie screen grabs, emphasizing the Wild West.
	silentmoviemonsters.tripod.com /TheLostWorld/LWSTEAM.html (1999 words)

	CyberpunkReview :: View topic - Steampunk?
		The fact is that the modern steampunk movement is a direct descendant of cyberpunk, and it merely illustrates its themes from an alternate history perspective.
		Steampunk qualifies as relavent to cyberpunk because the first book in the style was Sterling and Gibsons "The Difference Engine".
		I think Steampunk is relevent to CyberPunk when it's doing CP themes but in the past rather than the future.
	www.cyberpunkreview.com /forums/viewtopic.php?t=21 (2399 words)

	Steampunk Magic System - HERO GAMES Discussion Boards
		Each Focus might be different based on the effect created by the spell, so there could be a technomage with alot of gadgets and gizmos hanging from harnesses and utility/tool belts, that would serve as his spell's material components.
		Disads on steampunk mages might include vulnerability to electricity and magnetics (the tech option) - and those attack forms may be more common than usual in fantasy games.
		In the steampunk I'm building, I said that Steampunk superscience devices ALL have an activation roll, even if it's a 17-, simply because they were so new.
	herogames.com /forums/showthread.php?t=9492 (811 words)

	MacAddict Forums / Steampunk
		An emerging genre in literature and art, steampunk is a mix of Jules-Verne, victorian America and a dash of DaVinci.
		I consider Steampunk sufficiently fluid as a genre/marketing ploy that I am happy to refer to H.G. Wells or Jules Verne as Steampunk.
		A great steampunk comic book was The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (think The Watchmen with Jekyll/Hyde as the Hulk) which is being turned into a movie this summer.
	www.macaddict.com /forums/topic/19773 (565 words)

	GURPS Steampunk - William H. Stoddard (Site not responding. Last check: )
		GURPS Steampunk by William H. Stoddard is a sourcebook for gamers and game-masters who want a Nineteenth Century setting for a role-playing game.
		GURPS Steampunk has all sorts of fascinating bits about the real Victorian Age: inventions and explorations, concepts and sciences, wars and trends.
		Stoddard's erudition is always impressive, and his sense of the inter-connectedness of so many odd chances and main events goes far to convey the richness of the age.
	www.troynovant.com /Franson/Stoddard/GURPS-Steampunk.html (904 words)

	Phil Masters' Steampunk Links Page
		This has grown into somewhat of a library of steampunk links, which might be of interest to other people.
		The World of JERA is someone's personal attempt at a steampunk fantasy setting.
		The ultimate Steampunk Machine - a Babbage Engine, as built (to Babbage's original plans) by the Science Museum, London.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/Phil_Masters/steampnk.htm (579 words)

	Proposed d20 steampunk book - Wizards Community (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Steampunk Modifications (kind of like the cybernetic implant section of Future)
		Steampunk is basically the past with better technology, like zeppelins in the western time.
		Alchemists study the art of mixing ingredients to create potions that will have some sort of positive effect on a human, or may start fires or explode.
	boards1.wizards.com /showthread.php?p=10431236#post10431236 (1551 words)

	Steampunk Musha
		Steampunk Musha is all about storytelling and creating a unique world.
		Here is a showcase of talented work submitted by authors that take place in the Steampunk Musha setting.
		All of the stories posted here take place in Rosuto-Shima and involve characters, races, and places that will hopefully give you better insight into the world of Steampunk Musha.
	www.steampunkmusha.com /fiction.php (108 words)

	The Steampunk Workshop \| Serving the Backyard Industrialist since aught-six.
		While we generally love and respect the Victorians and their technology here at the Steampunk Workshop, we do think that our public officials need to have a more modern understanding of epidemiology.
		Now, while I have been interested in Steampunk fiction since it's inception in the early 1980's, I haven't self-identified as a Steampunk until much more recently.
		The books you will find discussed here will not be exclusively Steampunk books, though there will certainly be some of those, but books that are known and loved by our contributors.
	www.steampunkworkshop.com (1258 words)

	Protect thy steampunk turf: A LEGO® creation by Linus Bohman : MOCpages.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In steampunk asia, a rich foreigner has come to power.
		U sir r the master of all that is lego steampunk.
		I think this may be the ulitimate example of Steampunk, futurestic yet old fashioned.
	www.mocpages.com /moc.php/18328 (417 words)

	Steampunk Keyboard Mod \| The Steampunk Workshop
		My goal with this project was to build a retro keyboard that was fully functional and of a sufficient quality that it could be used everyday by a touch typist.
		After I removed all of the key cap skirts and cleaned the excess plastic off of the key bottoms, I reassembled them into the keyboard.
		At this point I started to design the Steampunk cradle that I planned to make from 1/4" thick brass plate.
	www.steampunkworkshop.com /keyboard.shtml (1155 words)

	Lulu.com - Self Publishing - Free
		The world has rebuilt itself after the terrible war with Colossus, the sentient machine designed by Alan Turing, and now the New British Empire vies with the United Republic of Asia for global control.
		Broken Gears is a complete roleplaying core book, including both a unique setting of animistic steampunk, and an easily accessible system designed specifically for the game.
		The game is distributed under a Creative Commons license at cost price ($6.21), and is also freely available for download in pdf format.
	www.lulu.com /browse/search.php?fKeywords=steampunk (536 words)

	Steampunk Faeries #1 [SFAER01] - $2.50 : comiXpress (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Steampunk Faeries #1 [SFAER01] - $2.50 : comiXpress
		During the industrial era, the faer-folk migrated underground to escape the poisons in the air killing off their populace.
		Generations have gone by, and the faeries have prospered under the safety provided by their steampunk defenders.
	www.comixpress.com /catalog/product_info.php?products_id=357 (119 words)

	GURPS Steampunk
		PDF Excerpt - Table of Contents, Introduction, The Steampunk Genre and The Spirit of the Age
		GURPS Steampunk won the Origins Award for Best RPG Supplement of 2000.
		Now it's back in print in a new deluxe hardcover edition with the same great full-color cover art.
	www.sjgames.com /gurps/books/steampunk (176 words)

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