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    UndineElephnot: Forgive my ignorance, but what is the difference between YA science fiction and "regular" science fiction? I'm a 40 year old guy. When I was a teen,... more »
    Rasselas: How much of the YA explosion is, for want of a better word, genuine, and how much a post-Harry Potter goldrush? more »
    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: I find myself reading a number of YA books even at my advanced age. They still believe in plot, prose you can read, and likable characters. Turtledove... more »
    Chris Barrus: I think part of it has to be the pride of work well done. In steampunk you know that Captain Nemo's submarine isn't going to have a faulty starter: i... more »
    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: Ysabel Wilce is fantastic in all senses of the word. Cannot recommend her books starting with "Flora Segunda" highly enough. Read them yourself, give ... more »
    ♪: Already a new generation of children are 'gearing' up and creating ridiculous steampunk outfits. If more YA books are put out there I think it is a po... more »
    ReallyOld: Why just look at a picture of a Steampunk machine? The secondly constructed Charles Babbage Difference Engine design number 2 is currently on display... more »
    Alexis: So when will Atompunk finally take over? more »
    corpore-metal: Tubepunk? Is that what we should classify all the pulp era stuff with spaceships guided by steely-eyed missile men with vernier calipers and slipstick... more »
    glucious: At this point (but not as recently as 5 years ago) steampunk is mainly an aesthetic fad, since what unites steampunk works is the fetishism of quasi-V... more »
    Rasselas: Thorstein Veblen is spinning in his grave. more »
    Oasx: Let us please seperate the "real" Steampunk from the practice of attaching gears to anything remotely science fiction. One if a sub genre of fiction t... more »
  • #alternatehistory

    The Coolest Alternate Histories Are For Young Adults

    Has the young-adult science fiction genre finally moved past future dystopias? A panel of three leading YA authors at BEA suggests the new frontier for YA fiction is alternate histories, including Darwin's genetic engineering and the Prohibition era targeting magic. More »
  • #steampunk

    Our Love For Steampunk Is A Longing For Machines That Don't Suck

    Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet impressarios Kelly Link and Gavin J. Grant have signed up to publish a new anthology of young-adult steampunk stories, featuring well-known authors, comics creators and YA authors. We asked Grant why people — especially young people — are so fascinated with steampunk. More »
  • #steampunkdesign

    What Would a Steampunk Gibson Chair Look Like?