tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6336480024326420194.post123029060638359061..comments2024-03-15T08:49:44.929-04:00Comments on Dreams and Dragons: Things I Want to See More In Steampunk (Plus: Mechanical Heart Book Birthday!)Sarah Penningtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06377945004067760298noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6336480024326420194.post-76850101705118780842020-08-11T08:41:45.168-04:002020-08-11T08:41:45.168-04:00I know, right? And I have never heard of this Hero...I know, right? And I have never heard of this Heron of Alexandria, but I definitely need to go look him up now. Steampunk Egypt would be super cool. :DSarah Penningtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377945004067760298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6336480024326420194.post-76619087482194710892020-08-11T08:41:12.198-04:002020-08-11T08:41:12.198-04:00That is tragic. If it ever reappears, let me know....That is tragic. If it ever reappears, let me know. And thanks for the rec! I may have it on my Kindle, but if not, I'll look it up!Sarah Penningtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377945004067760298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6336480024326420194.post-71102789906398540452020-08-08T23:23:26.251-04:002020-08-08T23:23:26.251-04:00I'm surprised I don't see more steampunk b...I'm surprised I don't see more steampunk books with western settings. It's already a world of steam trains and pocket watches. <br />But what I'd love to see is steampunk in other eras. Imagine an industrialized 1st/2nd century Egypt, if Heron of Alexandria's contraptions took off. Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07311819189733225274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6336480024326420194.post-87802184508575073722020-08-08T23:22:56.887-04:002020-08-08T23:22:56.887-04:00I wish I could recommend you Haphazardly Implausib...I wish I could recommend you Haphazardly Implausible, because its airships are amazing (And I ship Darter so harrrrrd), but the author took it off the internet for (albeit, muchly-needed) edits and has never given it back. I am much upset. <br /><br />Though, maybe try Once Upon a Winter by Melyssa Williams. It's a Steampunk Nutcracker retelling that was pretty adventurous, as I remember. The ended seemed a bit fizzly, but it's one of my favorite Nutcracker retellings, regardless.Kendra E. Ardnekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03593051552921296108noreply@blogger.com