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Over the past fifteen years Steampunk - a mash-up of Victorian and sci-fi aesthetics with a splash of punk rock attitude - has gone from being a literary movement to a part of pop culture and a way of life This subculture celebrates the inventor as an artist and hero re-envisioning and crafting retro technologies including antiquated airships and steam-powered robots The Steampunk aesthetic now permeates movies comics fashion art and more and has given a distinct flavor to iconic events such as Maker Faire and the Burning Man festivalThe Steampunk Bible is the first book of its kind a fully illustrated compendium tracing the roots and history of this subculture from the work of its godfathers Jules Verne and HG Wells to the key figures who coined the word that would spawn a literary genre
to the vast community of craftsmen and artists who translated that spark into a lifestyle with clothing and accessories such as goggles corsets pocket watches and with an attitude to match This ultimate resource filled with scores of illustrations and photographs will appeal to aficionados and novices alike as author Jeff VanderMeer takes the reader on a wild ride through the clockwork corridors of Steampunk past present and future