NSFW Review: Lust Plague by Cari Silverwood
I have to start this review with a correction: I announced in a recent podcast I would review Cari Silverwood’s Lust Plague and also said that it had nothing to do with Steampunk. I was wrong. I judged...
View ArticleReview: Space: 1889 & Beyond – Dark Side of Luna
The final installment of the first series of Space: 1889 & Beyond and what a finale it is. Dark Side of Luna starts rather pleasantly with Nathanial and Annabelle stuck on board HMAS Sovereign and...
View ArticleReview: Sunday Driver UK – The Mutiny
Another Steampunk album, another different style, another work I cannot complain about. This time it is The Mutiny by Sunday Driver UK, one of the more prominent bands in the Steampunk scene. Where to...
View ArticleNon-Steampunk recommendation: One of Us, Old Boy by L. Joseph Shosty
Today I again digress from my usual Steampunk-related reviews to recommend a short story by one of my favourite authors of the Space: 1889 & Beyond crew: L. Joseph Shosty. The story is real short,...
View ArticleReview: Space 1889 & Beyond – Conspiracy of Silence
Conspiracy of Silence, the first book in the second season of Space: 1889 & Beyond is thus far the one I found most challenging to read. The novel it starts so badly for our beloved pair of...
View ArticleReview: Professor Elemental – Father of Invention
When I am not dressed up all Steampunk, I wear a lot of black. I also have rather long hair, and a Norse tattoo. I guess you get the message I want to convey. My kind of music is not necessarily...
View ArticleHalf a Review – Black Sun Reich
When I was invited to review Black Sun Reich I was most intrigued. Occultist Nazis scouting pre-Columbian ruins for ancient treasures sounded like fun in best Indiana Jones style. Especially since it...
View ArticleReview – Mundus Cerialis (Space: 1889 & Beyond)
The second series of Space: 1889 & Beyond continues with instalment two, Mundus Cerialis, and I have to say, it is disappointingly short. It was really good I had a lot of other things to do...
View ArticleReview: Invaders 1938 by Terrible Spaceship
The creativity within the music section of our scene really has no bounds. The other day I opened my ætherbox to find yet another message directing me to an album of a band I had thus far not heard of...
View ArticleDelayed review: Airlords of Airia
I am so glad I finally got to see this movie. A little background information why I am so glad: I reside in Germany and Airlords of Airia is a German project. I have been in contact with the people...
View ArticlePrerelease Review: The Age Atomic by Adam Christopher
I have been looking forward to reading The Age Atomic, ever since it was announced. After enjoying Empire State immensely, I was itching for the sequel, and this is what I found when I finally got it:...
View ArticleReview: Vintage Tomorrows
The first thing that struck me about Vintage Tomorrows was its size. Almost 400 pages of information on Steampunk, maker culture, counter-culture, history of the scene, events, and the list goes on....
View ArticleReview: The Good, The Bad and The Infernal by Guy Adams
When I first heard Guy Adams had published a weird west-steampunk-horror novel, the first of a trilogy no less, I simply had to get my hands on it. After reading The World House and Restoration, I...
View ArticleReview: Victor Sierra – Yesterday’s Tomorrow
So here it is, the Steampunk album I have waited for ever since I read it was in the works. After listening to and liking Electric Rain, their previous album, I was very excited to get an early copy of...
View ArticleReview: Leviathans in the Clouds (Space: 1889 & Beyond)
So here it is, Leviathans in the Clouds (Space: 1889 & Beyond Season Two), the second Space:1889 & Beyond tale set on Venus and I was a bit weary. After the horrific Nazi-stereotype parade that...
View ArticleReview: Steel Dominance by Cari Silverwood
Alas, the final review for the Steamwork Chronicles, Steel Dominance is the final installment of the mini-series. So many loose threads, such a world to explore… The world building really picks up a...
View ArticleReview: The Art of Steampunk – Revised Second Edition
More than two years ago, I was lucky enough to get an advanced electronic preview of Art Donaovan’s The Art of Steampunk. Now, The Art of Steampunk, Revised Second Edition: Extraordinary Devices and...
View ArticleReview: The Cog is Dead – Full Steam Ahead
Oh my! The Cog is Dead have released their second album, Full Steam Ahead, and I have the pleasure of reviewing it. The Cog is Dead made a big splash with their debut, Steam Powered Stories, so my...
View ArticleReview: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
About two weeks ago, my friend, co-author and soon to be co-(statics, connection lost) Alex from Clockworker pointed me towards Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. It sounded intriguing enough to read it...
View ArticleReview: Lego Space – Building the Future
In 1979 I got my first Lego Space toy, it was the classic moon buggy. I have been a fan of Lego Space ever since, although I still strongly prefer the classic series and some of the late 1990′s...
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