Steam Punk.
Explore the best of steampunk literature with our curated book list, featuring Jeff Noon's *Automated Alice*, Mary Shelley's *Frankenstein*, *The Difference Engine*, and *The Steampunk Trilogy*. Dive into Victorian-inspired sci-fi, retro-futuristic gadgets, and alternate history—perfect for fans of steam-powered fiction and classic speculative tales. Discover essential reads that define the genre and fuel your imagination.
Book
Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley
Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read At the age of eighteen, Mary Shelley, while staying in the Swiss Alps with her lover Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, and others, conceived the tale of Dr. Victor Frankenstein and the monster he brings to life. The resulting book, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, is a dark parable warning against the risks of scientific and creative endeavor, the corrupting influence of technology and progress, and the dangers of knowledge without understanding. Frankenstein was an instant bestseller on publication in 1818 and has long been regarded as a masterpiece of suspense, a classic of nineteenth-century Romanticism and Gothic horror, and the prototype of the science fiction novel. Though it has spawned countless imitations and adaptations, it remains the most powerful story of its kind.
Book
Automated Alice
by Jeff Noon
This is an eclectic retelling of the classic Alice in Wonderland. When Alice steps into the grandfather clock she is transported in time from 1860 to 1998, to an automated age inhabited by strange man/animal characters.
