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63 past books matching Steampunk
A city drunk on pleasure begins to rot from the inside as ambition pulls one man toward its darkest corners.
The Grand Dark
Dystopian · Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Steampunk · Urban Fantasy
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A city drunk on pleasure begins to rot from the inside as ambition pulls one man toward its darkest corners. In The Grand Dark, Largo chases status, transformation, and escape in a postwar world of automata, engineered beasts, excess, and rising disease, only to find that beauty and decay are inseparable. This dark fantasy with steampunk elements leans decadent, unsettling, and politically charged.
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“A stand-alone heavy hitter that’s more in line with recent deviants like Chuck Wendig’s upcoming Wanderers (2019) and Daniel H. Wilson’s The Clockwork Dynasty (2017). Tonally, this lush novel is closer to Scott Lynch’s pirate fantasy The Lies of Locke Lamora (2006), but technologically it resembles the near-future dystopias of Cory Doctorow or China Miéville […] Wildly ambitious and inventive fantasy from an author who’s punching above his weight in terms of worldbuilding—and winning.”
-- Kirkus (starred review)
From the bestselling author of the Sandman Slim series, a lush, dark, stand-alone fantasy built off the insurgent tradition of China Mieville and M. John Harrison—a subversive tale that immerses us in a world where the extremes of bleakness and beauty exist together in dangerous harmony in a city on the edge of civility and chaos.
The Great War is over. The city of Lower Proszawa celebrates the peace with a decadence and carefree spirit as intense as the war’s horrifying despair. But this newfound hedonism—drugs and sex and endless parties—distracts from strange realities of everyday life: Intelligent automata taking jobs. Genetically engineered creatures that serve as pets and beasts of war. A theater where gruesome murders happen twice a day. And a new plague that even the ceaseless euphoria can’t mask.
Unlike others who live strictly for fun, Largo is an addict with ambitions. A bike messenger who grew up in the slums, he knows the city’s streets and its secrets intimately. His life seems set. He has a beautiful girlfriend, drugs, a chance at a promotion—and maybe, an opportunity for complete transformation: a contact among the elite who will set him on the course to lift himself up out of the streets.
But dreams can be a dangerous thing in a city whose mood is turning dark and inward. Others have a vision of life very different from Largo’s, and they will use any methods to secure control. And in behind it all, beyond the frivolity and chaos, the threat of new war always looms.
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A princess dismissed for what she lacks becomes dangerous because of everything others failed to see.
An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Fantasy Adventure · Steampunk
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A princess dismissed for what she lacks becomes dangerous because of everything others failed to see. In An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors, Isabelle des Zephyrs is thrust toward a deadly political marriage while a sorcerer-assassin closes in and courtly deception thickens around her. This fantasy with strong steampunk texture blends aerial intrigue, intelligence, and betrayal with a richly layered sense of peril.
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An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors is Curtis Craddock's delightful and engrossing fantasy debut featuring a genius heroine and her guardian, a royal musketeer, which Brandon Sanderson calls, "A great read!"
Born with a physical disability, no magical talent, and a precocious intellect, Princess Isabelle des Zephyrs has lived her life being underestimated by her family and her kingdom. The only person who appreciates her true self is Jean-Claude, the fatherly musketeer who had guarded her since birth.
All shall change, however, when an unlikely marriage proposal is offered, to the second son of a dying king in an empire collapsing into civil war.
But the last two women betrothed to this prince were murdered, and a sorcerer-assassin is bent on making Isabelle the third. Isabelle and Jean-Claude plunge into a great maze of prophecy, intrigue, and betrayal, where everyone wears masks of glamour and lies. Step by dangerous step, Isabelle must unravel the lies of her enemies and discovers a truth more perilous than any deception.
“A setting fabulous and strange, heroes to cheer for, villains to detest, a twisty, tricky plot — I love this novel!” —Lawrence Watt Evans
“A thrilling adventure full of palace intrigue, mysterious ancient mechanisms, and aerial sailing ships!” —David D. Levine
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A doomed heist leaves one airship crew with nowhere safe to land and far too many enemies in pursuit.
Retribution Falls
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Steampunk
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A doomed heist leaves one airship crew with nowhere safe to land and far too many enemies in pursuit. In Retribution Falls, Captain Darian Frey and the damaged, secretive crew of the Ketty Jay are framed, hunted, and forced deeper into a conspiracy they barely understand. This steampunk adventure mixes sky piracy, outlaw momentum, and found-family tension with a sharp sense of danger and escape.
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Sky piracy is a bit out of Darian Frey’s league. Fate has not been kind to the captain of the airship Ketty Jay—or his motley crew. They are all running from something. Crake is a daemonist in hiding, traveling with an armored golem and burdened by guilt. Jez is the new navigator, desperate to keep her secret from the rest of the crew. Malvery is a disgraced doctor, drinking himself to death. So when an opportunity arises to steal a chest of gems from a vulnerable airship, Frey can’t pass it up. It’s an easy take—and the payoff will finally make him a rich man.
But when the attack goes horribly wrong, Frey suddenly finds himself the most wanted man in Vardia, trailed by bounty hunters, the elite Century Knights, and the dread queen of the skies, Trinica Dracken. Frey realizes that they’ve been set up to take a fall but doesn’t know the endgame. And the ultimate answer for captain and crew may lie in the legendary hidden pirate town of Retribution Falls. That’s if they can get there without getting blown out of the sky.
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A ruined reputation and a stolen future send one soldier into a city where justice has long since gone missing.
Soldier of Fortune
Fantasy · Fantasy Adventure · Steampunk
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A ruined reputation and a stolen future send one soldier into a city where justice has long since gone missing. In Soldier of Fortune, Gideon Quinn escapes imprisonment and lands in the middle of corruption, hidden enemies, and a fight that grows far larger than revenge. This science fantasy adventure blends airships, found family, and steampunk-inflected worldbuilding with a brisk, shadowy sense of danger.
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In the distant future, on the planet Fortune, a disgraced soldier, a pint-sized thief, and a draco with attitude take on assassins, spies, and mercs-for-hire in a long overdue fight for justice.
Wrongly convicted of treason, Colonel Gideon Quinn is serving a life sentence under the killing suns of the Morton Barrens, until a general of the Colonial Corps arrives with an offer of freedom and the chance to clear his name.
But Gideon has other ideas and, with his pet draco Elvis, boards an airship bound for Nike City in search of revenge.
What he finds is a daring street-thief in need of a champion, a city steeped in corruption, and a mysterious enemy hell-bent on safeguarding their deadly secrets.
Now Gideon is engaged in an entirely different kind of war, one that plays out in the shadows. And if he loses this battle, not only his life, but Fortune's new and fragile peace will be forfeit.
If you love little dragons, found families, and unlikely heroes, you'll be right at home on the planet Fortune.
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A frontier hero enters a city of invention and corruption where every marvel seems to conceal something darker underneath.
Wild Steam
Fantasy · Steampunk · Urban Fantasy
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A frontier hero enters a city of invention and corruption where every marvel seems to conceal something darker underneath. In Wild Steam, Jake Ranger leaves the western frontier for a far more dangerous New York, where monsters, shadowy power plays, and a widening conspiracy threaten everything in reach. This American steampunk adventure blends action, mystery, strange creatures, and a touch of cosmic horror with a relentless pace.
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Jake Ranger thought he'd seen it all on the Wild West frontier: outlaws, monsters, and danger around every corner. But when he travels east to New York, he steps into a city that's even more perilous than he could have imagined a city where industrial marvels meet shadowy secrets, and corrupt powers will stop at nothing to gain control.
In Wild Steam, the legendary frontier hero is off on a grim adventure, full of action, into a world of steampunk tech, magic, and strange creatures. Joined by a band of improbable allies, the Ranger must defend the innocent as an encroaching tide of darkness spills across the horizon. From gunslingers to monsters, from steampunk wonders to an overarching conspiracy tied into cosmic horror it's a stride into the darkness that drags Ranger ever closer.
In this American Steampunk adventure, forge through the heart of the Gilded Age, where great industry and mystery abound. Expect breathtaking action, a touch of romance, and deep, thrilling twists that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Can Ranger survive this new world's dangers, or will the shadowy forces bring down all he loves?
Perfect for fans of steampunk adventures, urban fantasy with a Wild West twist, and historical action thrillers, Wild Steam will take you on a rollercoaster of emotions and surprises.
If you like a good mix of action, monsters, romance, and mystery, this book will keep you breathless from the very first to the last page.
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A city on the edge of catastrophe becomes even more volatile when the one person who can protect it is forced into hiding.
Breath of Earth
Fantasy · LGBTQIA+ · Historical Fantasy · Steampunk
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A city on the edge of catastrophe becomes even more volatile when the one person who can protect it is forced into hiding. In Breath of Earth, Ingrid Carmichael must outrun assassins, political unrest, and the threat of a devastating earthquake while reckoning with the true scale of her geomantic power. This steampunk historical fantasy blends elemental magic, alternate history, and mounting geopolitical tension with a sweeping, dangerous atmosphere.
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After the earth’s power under her city is suddenly left unprotected, a young geomancer must rely on her unique magic to survive in this fresh fantasy standalone from the author of the acclaimed The Clockwork Dagger.
In an alternate 1906, the United States and Japan have forged a powerful confederation— the Unified Pacific—in an attempt to dominate the world. Their first target is a vulnerable China. In San Francisco, headstrong secretary Ingrid Carmichael is assisting a group of powerful geomancer wardens who have no idea of the depth of her own talent—or that she is the only woman to possess such skills.
When assassins kill the wardens, Ingrid and her mentor are protected by her incredible magic. But the pair is far from safe. Without its full force of guardian geomancers, the city is on the brink of a cataclysmic earthquake that will expose the earth’s power to masterminds determined to control the energy for their own dark ends. The danger escalates when Chinese refugees, preparing to fight the encroaching American and Japanese forces, fracture the uneasy alliance between the Pacific allies, transforming San Francisco into a veritable powder keg. And the slightest tremor will set it off. . . .
Forced on the run, Ingrid makes some shocking discoveries about herself. Her already considerable magic has grown even more fearsome . . . and she may be the fulcrum on which the balance of world power rests.
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A murder on the moors turns a holiday into something colder, stranger, and far more dangerous.
Hounds of Autumn
Steampunk · Sci-Fi · Alternate History
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A murder on the moors turns a holiday into something colder, stranger, and far more dangerous. In Hounds of Autumn, inventor Chloe Sullivan investigates the death of a fellow mechanical expert, following clues that lead through a haunted landscape, a shadowed manor, and the legend of a black mechanical hound. This steampunk mystery blends gothic atmosphere, clockwork intrigue, and classic investigative tension with an eerie edge.
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They say that the moor has eyes. It is 1890, and the windswept moors hold dark secrets. Chloe Sullivan is an amateur inventor whose holiday takes a dark turn when her friend and colleague, one of the few female mechanical experts in the British Empire, is murdered.
A black mechanical hound roams the moors, but could it have killed a woman? And what secrets are concealed within the dark family manor?
Accompanied by her naturalist husband and clockwork cat, Chloe is determined to see her friend’s killer found.
But some secrets have a terrible cost.
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An unexpected inheritance pulls one young woman from farm life into a war already gathering above her head.
For Steam And Country
Steampunk · Fantasy · Teen + Young Adult
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An unexpected inheritance pulls one young woman from farm life into a war already gathering above her head. In For Steam And Country, Zaira von Monocle must learn to command her father’s airship while facing an invading empire, unnatural disasters, and forces that blur the line between machine and sorcery. This steampunk fantasy blends aerial adventure, political conflict, and coming-of-age pressure with a fast-moving, high-stakes feel.
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When your legacy is a war you never asked for…
Zaira von Monocle thought her biggest worry was keeping the farm running alone; ever since her father disappeared.
Then the crown’s lawyer arrives with shocking news: her father is legally dead, and his prized airship is hers.
Now she must master the Liliana; despite zero experience, and confront an invading empire bent on subjugation.
With unnatural earthquakes plaguing the land, and soldiers behaving more like machines than men, nothing is as it seems.
Her enemies wield technology and sorcery, and the fate of Rislandia might hinge on Zaira’s resolve.
For Steam And Country blends high-flying steampunk action, coming-of-age struggles, and unexpected mysteries.
The skies await. Will she rise or fall?
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Magic promises certainty, but its greatest weakness is the person who wields it.
The Flaw in All Magic
Fantasy · Steampunk · Urban Fantasy
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Magic promises certainty, but its greatest weakness is the person who wields it. In The Flaw in All Magic, a nonmagical investigator is pulled back into a warded university after an impossible murder exposes cracks in a city built on spells. Forced to rely on logic, old grudges, and uncomfortable alliances, he uncovers a mystery where intellect matters more than power.
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In a city of magic, it takes a man with none to solve an impossible murder.
Tane Carver can't use magic, and he doesn't trust it. But he understands it better than most, even in a city of elves and dwarves and sprites and mages. So when an impossible murder is committed on the campus of a warded magical university, he's called in to consult.
The only problem is, it's the same university he was kicked out of for lying about his ability to use magic. And the lead investigator is an old flame who isn't so fond of him anymore. And then there's the half-crazy half-orc who insists she's his partner, whether he likes it or not. Oh, and the masked mage who keeps trying to kill him.
So there are a lot of problems, really.
Now, Tane’s life depends on the one truth that has never failed him. The flaw in all magic that those who have it like to ignore: the mage.
Outsmart the mage, and you outsmart the spell.
And outsmarting mages is what Tane does best.
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A gifted mechanic who can hear machines joins a mission that pulls her far beyond the safety of engines and workshop walls.
A Knack for Metal and Bone
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Steampunk
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A gifted mechanic who can hear machines joins a mission that pulls her far beyond the safety of engines and workshop walls. In A Knack for Metal and Bone, Rowan and disgraced soldier Conall are forced into an uneasy alliance as monsters, missing scientists, and buried secrets threaten their city’s future. This fantasy steampunk adventure pairs high-stakes danger with inventive worldbuilding and a strong undercurrent of political tension.
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A royal tinker and a rogue soldier must unite to stop the monsters threatening their city—and unravel the secrets lurking within it.
Rowan doesn’t just work with machines—she hears them. The hum of engines, the whisper of gears and wires—they speak to her through the magic that flows from her mech hand. Whether she’s fine-tuning the colossal automaton that protects New Torwood City or toiling in her workshop, being a mechanic is the only life she truly enjoys. But the Regent’s Council wants more. They demand a princess who will embrace the pomp and ceremony of royal duty, not a tinker with oil-stained hands.
When she’s unexpectedly recruited into Ranger Squad 54 for a mission deep into the wild Meadows, Rowan leaps at the chance. Finally, a way to serve her city and put her unique talents to use—far from the glittering halls of royalty.
Conall, an ex-commander, knows the dangers of the Meadows firsthand. Discharged from the Rangers when his inner wolf broke free during battle, he now makes a living running rare artifacts between New Torwood and the southern cities. But the Rangers have a new mission for him—one that could clear his tarnished record. A group of international scientists has vanished, and recovering them is critical for the future of New Torwood. Failure could push the city into a war it cannot afford.
Thrown together on a high-risk mission, Rowan, Conall, and the Rangers of Squad 54 will face unimaginable dangers in the wilderness and uncover dark secrets that could shake the foundations of the city they’ve sworn to protect. But the real menace might be at the heart of New Torwood itself.
Embark on a thrilling adventure with A Knack for Metal and Bone, the first book in an epic new fantasy-steampunk series from the author of The Valkyrie Bestiary.
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A ruined city sealed behind walls becomes even more dangerous when a son disappears into the heart of it.
Boneshaker
Steampunk · Fantasy · Historical Fantasy
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A ruined city sealed behind walls becomes even more dangerous when a son disappears into the heart of it. In Boneshaker, Briar Wilkes enters a poisoned, undead-filled Seattle to bring Ezekiel home, facing the fallout of one catastrophic invention and the history tied to her family’s name. This steampunk adventure blends survival, horror, and alternate history with a grim, propulsive atmosphere.
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In the early days of the Civil War, rumors of gold in the frozen Klondike brought hordes of newcomers to the Pacific Northwest. Anxious to compete, Russian prospectors commissioned inventor Leviticus Blue to create a great machine that could mine through Alaska's ice. Thus was Dr. Blue's Incredible Bone-Shaking Drill Engine born.
But on its first test run the Boneshaker went terribly awry, destroying several blocks of downtown Seattle and unearthing a subterranean vein of blight gas that turned anyone who breathed it into the living dead.
Now it is sixteen years later, and a wall has been built to enclose the devastated and toxic city. Just beyond it lives Blue's widow, Briar Wilkes. Life is hard with a ruined reputation and a teenaged boy to support, but she and Ezekiel are managing. Until Ezekiel undertakes a secret crusade to rewrite history.
His quest will take him under the wall and into a city teeming with ravenous undead, air pirates, criminal overlords, and heavily armed refugees. And only Briar can bring him out alive.
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When Captain Grimm’s airship is damaged in a skirmish, he joins a team of Spire Albion agents on a mission that uncovers an ancient enemy awakening after millennia.
The Aeronaut’s Windlass
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Fantasy Adventure · Steampunk
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When Captain Grimm’s airship is damaged in a skirmish, he joins a team of Spire Albion agents on a mission that uncovers an ancient enemy awakening after millennia. The Aeronaut’s Windlass by Jim Butcher is an epic blend of adventure, steam-powered warfare, and rising magic set in a world where danger sweeps in on the wind.
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War in the skies is only the beginning of what waits beyond the clouds.
For centuries, humanity has lived within towering Spires that protect them from the dangers of the world below. Airships rule the skies, noble houses shape alliances, and the balance of peace rests on fragile wings. Captain Grimm, commander of the Predator, is loyal to Spire Albion and skilled at disrupting enemy fleets. But when his ship is damaged in battle, he accepts a mission that will test every oath he has made.
Joined by a small band of gifted warriors and scholars, Grimm uncovers a rising threat older than the Spires themselves.
The Aeronaut’s Windlass by Jim Butcher is a soaring tale of honor, courage, and the storm gathering over all humankind.
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