The steampunk bible: an illustrated guide to the world of imaginary airships, corsets and goggles, mad scientists, and strange literature
Award winning non-fiction, Lifestyle
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Steampunk - a grafting of Victorian aesthetic and punk rock attitudes onto various forms of science-fiction culture - is a phenomenon that has come to influence film, literature, art, music, and fashion. Traces the roots of this movement in the… works of Jules Verne and H. G. Wells through its most recent expression in movies such as Sherlock Holmes. Steampunk evokes a sense of adventure and discovery, and embraces extinct technologies as a way of talking about the future. For junior high and older readers. Some strong language. 2012 Hugo Award for Best Related Work. c2011.
Title Details
ISBN
9780810989580
Publisher
ABRAMS Image
Copyright Date
2011
Book number
2431005
Audio details for CELA title
Narrator
Anne Glatt
Duration
6 hours 48 minutes 24 seconds
Audio producer
CNIB, 2012.