Browsing: Steampunk

From an author called “a prophet of technology’s future” (Booklist): Nanotech engineer John Percival Hackworth risks the future of society when he steals a copy of a device that teaches independent thought. A “whimsical, satirical, and cautionary” sci-fi tale (USA Today) with over 32,000 five-star Goodreads ratings!

A little girl called Mirror and her shape-shifting guardian Goliath Honeyflower are washed up on the shores of Victorian England.…

An “audaciously imagined” tale (Publishers Weekly) from a New York Times bestselling author: A brilliant scientist’s curiosity unleashes terror upon a squalid metropolis in this Dickensian descent into a nightmare. This Arthur C. Clarke Award winner has over 17,500 five-star ratings on Goodreads!

“Does one need four fully grown foxgloves for decorating a dinner table for six guests? Or is it six foxgloves…

From a New York Times bestselling novelist comes the epic chronicle of three unlikely adventurers in Europe’s Baroque period — a time of warfare, intrigue, and scientific discoveries destined to change the world. With over 11,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads!

When engineer Dick Simnel introduces the railway to Discworld, crooked Moist von Lipwig must try to keep it running smoothly amid the schemes of objectors! “Spectacular… A tremendous synthesis of everything that makes Pratchett one of the world’s most delightful writers” (Cory Doctorow).

NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIESI hope, for your sake, that you have not chosen to read this book because you…

At fifteen, Alexis Carew has to face an age old problem – she’s a girl, and only a boy can…

“A riveting world, a fierce heroine, and electrifying action” (Sarah J. Maas): In 19th-century Scotland, Lady Aileana deftly navigates the social court, but she harbors a secret: She’s the last in a line of powerful faery hunters — and she’s hell-bent on revenge. “Lively… Crackles with wit” (Booklist).

For the past thousand years, no traces of dragons have been found on Earth — but a precious few descendants have inherited their magnificent powers. As this rare minority is driven to extinction by humans, is war inevitable?