Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld In an alternate 1914 Europe, fifteen-year-old Austrian Prince Alek, on the run from the Clanker

Powers who are attempting to take over the globe using mechanical machinery, forms an uneasy alliance with Deryn who, disguised as a boy to join the British Air Service, is learning to fly genetically-engineered beasts . The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross In 1897 England, 16year-old Finley Jayne is convinced she's a freak. No normal Victorian girl has a darker side that makes her capable of knocking out a full-grown man with one punch. Only Griffin King sees the magical darkness inside her. Cuttlefish by Dave Freer In an alternate 1976 dominated by the British Empire, Clara Calland and her mother embark on a treacherous journey toward freedom in Westralia aboard a smugglers' submarine, the Cuttlefish, pursued by Menshevik spies and Imperial soldiers.

The Unnaturalists by Tiffany Trent Vespa wants nothing more than to spend the rest of her life cataloging Unnatural creatures in her father's museum. Syrus Reed's Tinker family has always served the Unnaturals, but when his family is captured for refinery slaves, he finds that his fate may be bound up with Vespa's-and with the Unnaturals. Steampunk! An Anthology of Fantastically Rich & Strange Stories A collection of fourteen fantasy stories by wellknown authors, set in the age of steam engines and featuring automatons, clockworks, calculating machines, and other marvels. The Dark Unwinding by Sharon Cameron In 1852, when seventeen year-old Katharine is sent to her family's estate to prove that her uncle is insane, she finds he is an inventor whose work creating ingenious clockwork figures supports hundreds of people, but strange occurrences soon have her doubting her own sanity.

The Hunchback Assignments by Arthur Slade In Victorian London, fourteen-year-old Modo, a shape changing hunchback, becomes a secret agent for the Permanent Association, which strives to protect the world from the evil machinations of the Clockwork Guild. The Inquisitor's Apprentice by Chris Moriarty In early twentieth-century New York, Sacha Kessler's ability to see witches earns him an apprenticeship to the police department's star Inquisitor. With fellow apprentice Lily Astral, Sacha investigates who is trying to kill Thomas Edison, whose mechanical witch detector could unleash the worst witch-hunt in American history. Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa As young boys, Ed & Al dabbled in alchemy. As a result, Ed lost an arm and leg, while Al lost his entire body and had his spirit sealed into a suit of armor. Now, they are searching for the legendary Philosopher's Stone to restore what they've lost.

Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve In the distant future, when cities move about and consume smaller towns, a fifteen-year-old apprentice is pushed out of London by the man he most admires and must seek answers in the perilous Out-Country, aided by one girl and the memory of another. Clockwork Sky by Madeleine Rosca In an alternate 1895 London, Erasmus Croach's steampowered robots have eliminated the need for human workers, but his rebellious niece Sally Peppers and the boyish police robot Sky make discoveries that may change everything. Worldshaker by Richard Harlan Sixteen-year-old Col Porpentine is being groomed as the next Commander of Worldshaker, a juggernaut where elite families live on the upper decks while the Filthies toil below, but when he meets Riff, a Filthy girl on the run, he discovers how truly ignorant he is of his home and its residents.

WHAT IS STEAMPUNK?
Steampunk is a genre of fiction that mixes elements of fantasy and sciencefiction to create alternative worlds. Often, these are worlds where steam power controls the worldchanging our technologies and societies. Steampunk can be set alternate universe pasts or in potential futures. Familiar elements of steampunk include: robots, clockworks, and skyships. Often, steampunk has magic woven into the storylines. These are some of our favorite steampunk titles, but there are many more! Ask a librarian where to find these titles or for more recommendations in this genre or any other. Like what you read? Hate what you read? Write us a review! Email it to us or hand in your written review to a youth librarian & well share it on our website!
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