*laugh* How very very true.

so i believe we havent established if you actually want me to attempt to read your writing from a non scholar point of view ;-)

I do, I just need to clean it up and polish it, which I'll do after Christmas :D

If you still want another pov tell me. i would love to read a good story from time to time. I'm not an expert, just a consumer. I do not know anything about literature or sytnax or any other idiot. But I can tell a good story from a bad one. Tell me if you interested.

A few sentences to myself. I am studiing engineering (precisely microtechnic and mechatronic) in germany at the time being. I would love to be your beta reader, also I will not be alble to help you with correct grammar But at least I'm an Steampunk fan.
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That sounds good. Aside from the grammar, etc. I'd like to know if the story flows, if it's believable (well, as believable as it can be, being steampunk and having dinosaurs in the West, LOL)

Well, I'm reading DrMcNinja, so I'm prepared for the worst :D

Looks like it has been awhile, since fiction was mentioned.  First post here, working on an impressive introduction, but I really am not that interesting;)  Have to say not Victorian, but part of a the broadening genre of "Post Apocalyptic Steam-punk," but "The Wind-Up Girl" deserved both the HUGO and Nebula in my humble opinion.  Scariest concept I have come across since reading Gibson in 1984.

I don't know how many here are familiar with PJ Farmer's Wold Newton Universe, which puts many of the Victorian and later fictional characters into a single universe, spawned by a meteorite strike near the community of Wold Newton in Yorkshire.

Black Coat Press has also extended this concept into French sci-fi and pulp literature, through their translations of lesser known French works of the 19th and early 20th century.  Their Shadowmen books give a nice resource for someone wanting to create a LXG sort of world in France with characters like Arsene Lupin, Fantomas, and Dr. Omega.  Many of these extend into the 1910-1920 era, but can be pushed back into an earlier era, as the DM chooses.

Just e-published "Sky Pirates Over London", the first in the "Chronicles of a Gentlewoman" series of steampunk adventure thrillers. So if you're into that sort of thing, check it out:

http://www.pomoconsumption.com...pirates-over-london/
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   Thanks Tortuga, definitely will, glad to see the genre is getting some much deserved attention.

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The aforementioned book, "Sky Pirates Over London", is free today through Amazon.com. Check it out if you're a fan of airships, explosions, and Tesla.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008SKX74K/?tag=mcoorlim-20

Can anyone point me in the direction of some quality steampunk writing online that can be accessed for free?

I need a Kindle :(

Kindle now has a free download that runs on PCs. I got that to read Tortuga's work above.

For free books try Google Books at

http://books.google.com/books

And in searches go for "full preview" or something like that. Those have PDF etc downloads.

Books that are no longer copyrighted, ie over 100 years, aka Victoria are often free PDFs.

Project Gutenberg has tons of free texts from the era.

http://www.gutenberg.org/

Kewl if people find specific books on those you are encouraged to post links here.

I know I found stuff on boilers on Google Books but that was months ago. Used it to help gauge stuff for an airship design.

Ya'll is pimps, keeps me inspired :)

If you missed this the first time around, I'm giving it away again free today.

And remember there is free kindle software for the PC. The buy link can take you there.

 Thats true, went on a bit of a downloading frenzy there. Theres books all about fighting on the North West frontier, the Sudan, the Boer War and even some First World War texts which are really excellent period pieces. A few cool ones on airships as well. This site is a goldmine!

I encourage you to post any direct links to books on gutenburg. (it is a legal site)

Helping each other find information is a part of our mission here.

I'll stick up some of the ones I've found pretty cool. I'm generally more interested in military fiction so this will reflect that!:L Quite good if you're trying to evoke a Victorian/Edwardian feel for your military though as these books give you a handle on the structure and ranks.


Gallipoli Diary by Sir Ian Hamilton. Interesting to read how forces were deployed and arranged in an era when wireless was still quite unreliable. If you're doing any large scale steampunk campaigns, it might be worth it!
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19317

An account of the War in the Air in the Great War, mentions dirigibles and airships a lot, quite interesting.
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/793

Story of the Malakand Field Force-Winston Churchill as a war correspondent on the North-West frontier, really great reading if you're trying to imagine the border wars at that stage. Its like something out of a Kipling text.
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9404

An account of a Highland regiment operating in Mesopotamia during the First World War. Far more steampunky then the Western Front, you have mobility, two Empires clashing and adventures in a far off locale.
http://www.gutenberg.org/files.../22103-h/22103-h.htm

Another account of Mesopotamia with a Machine gun squadron this time.
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17109

A good account by a war correspondent who attached himself to Boer and British forces in the Boer War.
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16462

Can't recommend trawling through this site enough. It really helps you get a clearer picture of these times!

Thanks for posting!

I've got a new release, if anyone reads Steampunk thriller ebooks: http://www.mcoorlim.com
This message was last edited by the player at 13:37, Wed 10 Oct 2012.