New Amsterdam
10 best books like New Amsterdam (Elizabeth Bear): Swordheart, The Alchemy of Stone, The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray, Steampunk, Clockwork Heart, Whitechapel Gods, Empress of Forever, The Two Georges, The Labyrinth Index, The Mammoth Book of Steampunk
| Author | T. Kingfisher |
| ISBN | 1614504636 |
Halla is a housekeeper who has suddenly inherited her great-uncle's estate... and, unfortunately, his relatives. Sarkis is an immortal swordsman trapped in a prison of enchanted steel. When Halla draws the sword that imprisons him, Sarkis finds himself attempting to defend his new wielder against...
| Author | Ekaterina Sedia |
| ISBN | 0809572842 |
Mattie, an intelligent automaton skilled in the use of alchemy, finds herself caught in the middle of a conflict between gargoyles, the Mechanics, and the Alchemists. With the old order quickly giving way to the new, Mattie discovers powerful and dangerous secrets -- secrets that can completely alter...
| Author | Chris Wooding |
| ISBN | 0439598516 |
The Alienist meets Dracula in this gripping, gothic-horror thriller from young UK phenom Chris Wooding.
Thaniel, just seventeen, is a wych-hunter. Together, he and Cathaline--his friend and mentor--track down the fearful creatures that lurk in the Old Quarter of London. It is on one of...
| Author | Jeff VanderMeer |
| ISBN | 1892391759 |
Replete with whimsical mechanical wonders and charmingly anachronistic settings, this pioneering anthology gathers a brilliant blend of fantastical stories. Steampunk originates in the romantic elegance of the Victorian era and blends in modern scientific advances—synthesizing imaginative...
| Author | Dru Pagliassotti |
| ISBN | 0809572567 |
A steampunkish romantic fantasy set in Ondinium, a city that beats to the ticking of a clockwork heart. Taya, a metal-winged courier, can travel freely across the city's sectors and mingle indiscriminately among its castes. A daring mid-air rescue leads to involvement with two scions of an upperclass...
| Author | S.M. Peters |
| ISBN | 0451461932 |
A thrilling new Steampunk fantasy from a talented debut author
TWO GODS-ONE CHANCE FOR MANKIND
In Victorian London, the Whitechapel section is a mechanized, steam-driven hell, cut off and ruled by two mysterious, mechanical gods-Mama Engine and Grandfather Clock. Some years...
| Author | Max Gladstone |
| ISBN | 0765395819 |
A feminist Guardians of the Galaxy—a smart, swashbuckling, wildly imaginative adventure of a rag-tag team of brilliant misfits, dangerous renegades, and enhanced outlaws in a war-torn future.
A wildly successful innovator to rival Steve Jobs or Elon Musk, Vivian Liao is prone to radical...
| Author | Richard Dreyfuss |
| ISBN | 0812544595 |
A precious and historic painting has been stolen by terrorists—radical separatists who will stop at nothing to shatter the union. Colonel Thomas Bushell, the government’s most fearless agent, is the only man who can stop them.
But this is not our world. For the stolen painting depicts...
The arrival of vast, alien, inhuman intelligences reshaped the landscape for human affairs across the world, and the United Kingdom is no exception. Things have changed in Britain since the dread elder god Nyarlathotep ascended to the rank of Prime Minister. Mhari Murphy, recently elevated to the...
| Author | Sean Wallace |
| ISBN | 0762444681 |
The Mammoth Book of Steampunk showcases the very best in the form of stories by Paul Di Filippo, Neil Gaiman, Cherie Priest, and many more.
An anthology that looks to the future through the lens of the past, these 30 mash-ups of past and future push the boundaries of steampunk.
This is...
Kingfisher wants to turn idea of goblins and elves on its head. Perhaps this is a side story to Lord of the Rings, where a band of somewhat lovable, somewhat gross goblins
There are some fabulous explanations of grumpy people goblin psychology as well: "Wherever a goblin happens to live, he complains...
