Hello Eileen M ! If you want a good intro to Steampunk, read "The Difference Engine" by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling - that was the book that started it all off really. Steampunk is typically set in an alternative Victorian world which derives from H.G. Wells and Jules Verne- so, as you would expect there is an element of the fantastic in all of it: secret cabals, megalomaniac villains, amazing gadgets and inventions. Fictional characters mix with historical ones. And, of course, there's lots of adventure- all done in top hats and bustles! If you've seen the film "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" , based on the eponymous graphic novel by Allan Moore you will see what I mean.
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