I encountered this book entirely by accident. I was doing a web search for images to serve as inspiration for the cover design for one of our “Ione D.” steampunk novels. This cover appeared, an illustration of a young woman in a long dress and high boots running through a Chinese street scene. It looks […]
While attending a movie recently, I was astonished to see a trailer for an upcoming steampunk movie, Mortal Engines. I had heard of the 2001 book by Philip Reeve but hadn’t read it. The premise was very imaginative albeit somewhat silly: in a post-apocalyptic world, cities went mobile to survive. They became huge steam-powered edifices […]
I haven’t read much young adult fiction since Rowling’s Harry Potter and Westerfeld’s Leviathan series, so this was a departure from my usual reading material. I became aware of the book because it sparked an odd controversy, but before I address that issue I’ll discuss it on its own merits. The Black Witch takes place […]
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