Steampunk is a subgenre of speculative fiction which came into prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. It concerns works set in the past, or a world resembling the past, in which modern technological paradigms occurred earlier in history, but were accomplished via the science already present in that time period. It is often associated with cyberpunk and shares a similar fanbase but developed as a separate movement.

Works of this genre typically also fall into the categories of either science fiction or fantasy.

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Although many works now considered seminal to the genre were published in the 1960s and 70s, the term "steampunk" originated in the late 80s as a tongue in cheek variant of "cyberpunk". The prototypical "steampunk" stories were essentially cyberpunk tales that were set in the past, using steam-era technology rather than the ubiquitous cybernetics of cyberpunk but maintaining those stories' "punkish" attitudes towards authority figures and human nature. Originally, like cyberpunk, steampunk was typically dystopian, often with noir and pulp fiction themes, as it was a variant of cyberpunk. As the genre developed, it came to adopt more of the broadly appealing utopian sensibilities of Victorian scientific romances.

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@mcbourque I found a Steampunk Shakespeare app at iTunes, downloaded it & was thrilled to find most of his works now on my iPhone. Woohoo!
mistralwynde (Sabine Hope) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:26:59 -0000
@mcbourque I found a Steampunk Shakespeare app at iTunes, downloaded it & was thrilled to find most of his works now on my iPhone. Woohoo!
New Steampunk Fashion video, filmed at the Bradbury Building. Oooh, pretty! http://tinyurl.com/yce6q6h
machinafatalis (machinafatalis) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:25:59 -0000
New Steampunk Fashion video, filmed at the Bradbury Building. Oooh, pretty! http://tinyurl.com/yce6q6h
Recent reads: Soulless. Gail Carriger's alt history steampunk paranormal Victoriana starts a thriller and turns into a snarky romance
sbisson (Simon Bisson) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:21:07 -0000
Recent reads: Soulless. Gail Carriger's alt history steampunk paranormal Victoriana starts a thriller and turns into a snarky romance
The Traveler's Steampunk Blog » Blog Archive » From HebrewPunk to ...: 'Write something fun,' an ed.. http://bit.ly/505Lkh
telissa100 (telissa little) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:20:16 -0000
The Traveler's Steampunk Blog » Blog Archive » From HebrewPunk to ...: 'Write something fun,' an ed.. http://bit.ly/505Lkh
man..I am so tired of "steampunk" jewelry that is a watch face glued to a charm someone got at hobby lobby or micheals.
VanessaVan (Vanessa VanAlstyne) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:15:42 -0000
man..I am so tired of "steampunk" jewelry that is a watch face glued to a charm someone got at hobby lobby or micheals.
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nancyoverbury (Nancy Overbury) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:14:00 -0000
This is very cool- #steampunk tea? : RT @leafboxtea @nancyoverbury Neo-retro, modern-steampunk samovar http://bit.ly/8tIPjW

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