Interesting Steampunk Reads for You

Great reads for anyone interested in or exploring Steampunk for the first time.

Updated March 29, 2023
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Behemoth
Westerfeld, Scott.
Paper Book
The behemoth is the fiercest creature in the British navy. It can swallow enemy battleships with one bite. The Darwinists will need it, now that they are at war with the Clanker powers. Deryn is a girl posing as a boy in the British Air Service, and Alek is the heir to an empire posing...
Darker Still Magic Most Foul Series, Book 1
Hieber, Leanna Renee.
Ebook
A lush gothic tale that begs for reading...I couldn't put it down." --New York Times bestselling author Sarah Maclean I was obssessed. It was as if he called to me, demanding I reach out and touch the brushstrokes of color swirled onto the canvas. It was the most exquisite portrait...
The definitive Time machine : a critical edition of H.G. Well's scientific romance
Wells, H. G.
Paper Book
Goliath
Westerfeld, Scott.
Paper Book
The riveting conclusion to Scott Westerfeld'sNew York Times bestselling trilogy that's "sure to become a classic" (School Library Journal). Alek and Deryn are on the last leg of their round-the-world quest to end World War I, reclaim Alek's throne as prince of...
Leviathan
Westerfeld, Scott.
Paper Book
It is the cusp of World War I. The Austro-Hungarians and Germans have their Clankers, steam-driven iron machines loaded with guns and ammunition. The British Darwinists employ genetically fabricated animals as their weaponry. Their Leviathan is a whale airship, and the most masterful beast in...
Perdido Street Station
Mieville, China.
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE AUGUST DERLETH AND ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARDS * A masterpiece brimming with scientific splendor, magical intrigue, and fierce characters, from the author who "has reshaped modern fantasy" (The Washington Post) "[China Miéville's] fantasy novels, including a...
Perdido Street Station
Miéville, China.
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE AUGUST DERLETH AND ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARDS * A masterpiece brimming with scientific splendor, magical intrigue, and fierce characters, from the author who "has reshaped modern fantasy" (The Washington Post) "[China Miéville's] fantasy novels, including a...
Soulless
Carriger, Gail.
Paper Book
Buffy meets Jane Austen in the first book of this wickedly funny NYT bestselling series about a young woman whose brush with the supernatural leads to a deadly investigation of London's high society. Alexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations....
The time machine
Wells, H. G.
Paper Book
Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title--offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All...

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