![]() ![]() Jules Verne did not write steampunk, he wrote scientific romance. Not all stories set in the 19th century are steampunk, not even when they involve imaginary scientific innovations. ![]() The subtitle – Stories and Steampunk and Supernatural Suspense – is unfortunately misleading. The title captures this conjunction quite effectively. There are a number of Australian authors who may be new to US readers, and the authors’ notes following the selections supply interesting insights into their origins. With such a subject matter, it is no real surprise that the tales are set largely in the British Empire, including former colonies on the American continent. There are seventeen stories in just under 400 pages from a very impressive collection of authors. Here’s a first-rate anthology that explores the seemingly paradoxical conjunction of the Victorian Age, where scientific romance met supernatural and psychological horror, a world of rapidly advancing technology populated by ghosts. Ghosts by Gaslight, edited by Jack Dann and Nick Gevers ![]()
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