Steampunk. "Maison tournante aérienne" (aerial rotating house) by Albert Robida for his book Le Vingtième Siècle, a 19th-century conception of life in the 20th century Steampunk also refers to any of the artistic styles, clothing fashions, or subcultures, that have developed from the aesthetics of steampunk fiction, Victorian-era fiction, art nouveau design, and films from the mid-20th century.[3] Various modern utilitarian objects have been modded by individual artisans into a pseudo-Victorian mechanical "steampunk" style, and a number of visual and musical artists have been described as steampunk.
History[edit] Precursors[edit] Origin of the term[edit] Dear Locus,Enclosed is a copy of my 1979 novel Morlock Night; I'd appreciate your being so good as to route it Faren Miller, as it's a prime piece of evidence in the great debate as to who in "the Powers/Blaylock/Jeter fantasy triumvirate" was writing in the "gonzo-historical manner" first. Modern steampunk[edit] steampunk cafe in Cape Town. Airborn - Kenneth Oppel. Winner of the 2004 Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Literature!!
Spyglass to my eye, I slowly swept the heavens.... Matt Cruse is the 15-year-old cabin boy aboard the Aurora, the 900-foot luxury airship he has called home for the past two years. While crossing the Pacificus, Matt fearlessly rescues the unconscious pilot of a crippled hot air balloon. Before he dies, the balloonist tells him about the fantastic, impossible creatures he has seen flying through the clouds. Matt dismisses the story as the ravings of a dying man, but when Kate de Vries arrives on the Aurora a year later, determined to prove the story is true, Matt finds himself caught up in her quest. . • A 2005 Michael L Printz Honor Book (ALA) • Winner of the 2005 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award • Winner of the 2004 Red Maple Award (OLA) Leviathan Series - Scott Westerfeld. News Flash: The Manual of Aeronautics is OUT NOW!
It’s in bookstores everywhere, or you can order it online at Powell’s, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, or IndieBound. So, wait. What is the Leviathan series? It’s these three novels: Prince Aleksander, would-be heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, is on the run. Boneshaker - Cherie Priest. At present, there are seven stories available in the Clockwork Century.
(Boneshaker, October 2009 from Tor Books) 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. Horror Fiction. Horror fiction, horror literature and also horror fantasy is a genre of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, scare or startle viewers/readers by inducing feelings of horror and terror.
It creates an eerie and frightening atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural. Often the central menace of a work of Horror fiction can be interpreted as a metaphor for the larger fears of a society. This Dark Endeavor - Kenneth Oppel. Peeps - Scott Westerfeld. “Both medical thriller and science fiction, this fast-paced, captivating modern vampire story is enriched with biology and history. . .
Entrancing throughout, but squeamish readers beware.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review Read more reviews Buy this book: Some days you wake up, and you just have to write a vampire novel. I know, I know, there is no shortage of vampire novels already out there. Maybe there are too many vampire novels, I thought. Besides getting a new take on the sunlight-impaired, my other big concern was that my vampires should actually make some sense as far as science goes. After consuming all there was to know on these subjects, I came up with the four important features that any vampire novel (of mine) had to include:
The Power of Five - Anthony Horowitz. "Nobody does it better than Horowitz, as this deliciously frightening, supernatural thriller proves.
" Publishing News Matt has always known he has unusual powers. Raised in foster care, he is sent to Yorkshire on a rehabilitation programme, only to find himself in the midst of sinister goings-on. Matt investigates and uncovers a terrible secret - eight guardians are protecting the world from the evil ones, beings banished long ago by five children. I Am Legend - Richard Matheson. The Curse of the Wendigo. The Isle of Blood - Rick Yancey. Dystopian Fiction. The utopia and its offshoot, the dystopia, are genres of literature that explore social and political structures.
Utopian fiction is the creation of an ideal society, or utopia, as the setting for a novel. Dystopian fiction (sometimes referred to as apocalyptic literature) is the opposite: creation of an utterly horrible or degraded society that is generally headed to an irreversible oblivion, or dystopia.[1] Many novels combine both, often as a metaphor for the different directions humanity can take in its choices, ending up with one of two possible futures. Both utopias and dystopias are commonly found in science fiction and other speculative fiction genres, and arguably are by definition a type of speculative fiction.
More than 400 utopian works were published prior to the year 1900 in the English language alone, with more than a thousand others during the twentieth century.[2] Subgenres[edit] Utopian fiction[edit] Truancy - Isamu Fukui. Title: TruancyRelease Date: 3/4/2008Publisher: Tor BooksISBN: 978-0-7653-1767-4ISBN-10: 0-7653-1767-2Size: 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inchesPages: 432 Truancy will be available at your local bookstore and online at these retailers: Synopsis: In an alternate world, in a nameless totalitarian city, the autocratic Mayor rules the school system with an iron fist, with the help of his Educators. Fighting against the Mayor and his repressive Educators is a group of former students called the Truancy, whose goal is to take down the system by any means possible-at any cost.
Against this backdrop, fifteen-year-old Tack is just trying to survive. Furnace - Alexander Gordon Smith. My brand new novel, even more terrifying than Furnace!
Imagine if one day, without warning, the entire human race turns against you. Every single person you meet becomes a bloodthirsty, mindless savage, hell-bent on killing you – and only you. Witch & Wizard - James Patterson. Fiction/General Hardcover ISBN: 0316036242 $17.99/U.S. 320 pages Little, Brown And Company Paperback ISBN: 0316038342 $9.99/U.S. 336 pages Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Mass Market ISBN: 0446562432 $7.99/U.S. 368 pages Grand Central Publishing Prologue | YOU'RE NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE Wisty.
Unwind - Neal Shusterman. This student created preview of the Unwind Movie isn't an official trailer, but is an excellent vision of what the film could be! Check out the Unwind Movie Site! Awards & Honors 2009/2010 Kentucky Bluegrass Award List 2010 South Dakota YARP Award List 2011 Abraham Lincoln Illinois High School Book Award WINNER 2010-2011 New Hampshire Isinglass Teen Reads Award List NY Public Library “Books for the Teen Age” 2010 New Jersey Garden State Children's Book Award Nominee 2010 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award List 2011 Nutmeg Book Award Nominee WINNER Vermont’s Green Mountain Book Award 2011 YALSA’s Popular Paperback Award List 2011 Iowa Teen Award List Germany's 2013 "Buxtehuder Bulle" Award -- nomination Unwind Study Guide Unwind Puzzles & Activities Book Description In a society where unwanted teens are salvaged for their body parts, three runaways fight the system that would "unwind" them Connor's parents want to be rid of him because he's a troublemaker.
Little Brother- Cory Doctorow. Official Downloads: Above you’ll find links to downloadable editions of the text of Little Brother. These downloads are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike license, which lets you share it, remix it, and share your remixes, provided that you do so on a noncommercial basis. Some people don’t understand why I do this — so check out this post if you want my topline explanation for why I do this crazy thing. The Giver Trilogy - Lois Lowry. The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins. Ship Breaker - Paolo Bacigalupi. Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic Fiction. Uglies - Scott Westerfeld. Uglies is set in a world in which everyone has an operation when they turn sixteen, making them supermodel beautiful.
The Maze Runner - James Dashner. Read the first book in the New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series, perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and Divergent. The Maze Runner motion picture starring the star of MTV's Teen Wolf, Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie Sangster, Will Poulter, and Aml Ameen hits theaters September 19, 2014! Also look for James Dashner’s newest book The Eye of Minds, book one in the Mortality Doctrine series.If you ain’t scared, you ain’t human. When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name.
He’s surrounded by strangers—boys whose memories are also gone.Nice to meet ya, shank. Welcome to the Glade. 7th Sigma - Steven Gould. The Eleventh Plague- Jeff Hirsch. Realistic Fiction. Half Brother - Kenneth Oppel. Revolver - Marcus Sedgwick. Boy21 -Matthew Quick. Little, Brown & Company (March 2012) Basketball has always been an escape for Finley. Action Fiction.
Action is one of the fiction-writing modes authors use to present fiction. Alex Rider - Anthony Horowitz. Fantasy. Fairy tales and legends, such as Dobrynya Nikitich's rescue of Zabava Putyatichna from the dragon Gorynych, have been an important source for fantasy. In popular culture, the fantasy genre is predominantly of the medievalist form. Icefall- Matthew Kirby. Order the book: Indiebound|B&N|Amazon Recognition: Winner of the 2012 Edgar Award for Best Juvenile MysteryWinner of the 2012 PEN Center USA Literary Award for Children’s LiteratureWinner of the 2012 Judy Lopez Memorial AwardFinalist for the 2011 Agatha AwardWinner of the 2011 Parents Choice Gold MedalNamed a New York Public Library 100 Books for Reading and SharingNamed a 2012 ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults. The Books - Percy Jackson - Rick Riordan. Heroes of Olympus Rick Riordan. Artemis Fowl - Eoin Colfer. The Wish List -Eoin Colfer. This site uses some unobtrusive cookies to store information on your computer.
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Science Fiction. §Definition[edit] A futuristic setting is a common but not a necessary hallmark of science fiction. A common thread in science fiction is exploring the potential consequences of scientific and other innovations on people's lives. According to science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein, "a handy short definition of almost all science fiction might read: realistic speculation about possible future events, based solidly on adequate knowledge of the real world, past and present, and on a thorough understanding of the nature and significance of the scientific method. Science fiction is largely based on writing rationally about alternative possible worlds or futures.[8] It is similar to, but differs from fantasy in that, within the context of the story, its imaginary elements are largely possible within scientifically established or scientifically postulated physical laws (though some elements in a story might still be pure imaginative speculation).
§History[edit] I, Robot - Isaac Asimov. Supernatural Fiction. Everlost - Neal Shusterman. Neal Shusterman: Bruiser. Jumper: Griffin's Story - Steven Gould. JUMPER: Griffin's Story. Maximum Ride - James Patterson. I Am Number Four - Pittacus Lore. The Power of Six - Pittacus Lore. The Dangerous Days of Daniel X - James Patterson. Orson Scott Card - Ender's Game. Enders Shadow: Command School (2009) #1. Ender's Shadow.