I have
long followed the careers of two of the ‘godfathers of Steampunk’, James P.
Blaylock and Tim Powers. Having caught up on my backlog of their works, I
thought it was finally time to give the third, K. W. Jeter a shot, and I
thought I’d start with Infernal Devices, the first in the George Dower Trilogy.
It is set, as most good Steampunk is, in Victorian times. It arrived on
Thursday, and I am halfway through it now, finally having time on Sunday to
apply myself to it. I am enjoying it greatly so far; it harks back (for me) to
the styles and milieu of Eighties Fantasy.
‘Kevin Wayne Jeter (born 1950) is an American
science fiction and horror author known for his literary writing style, dark
themes, and paranoid, unsympathetic characters. He is also credited with the
coining of the term "Steampunk." K. W. has written novels set in
the Star Trek and Star Wars universe, and has
written three (to date) sequels to Blade Runner.’- goodreads.
‘Infernal Devices is a steampunk novel by K. W. Jeter, published in 1987. The novel was republished in 2011 by Angry Robot Books with a new introduction by the author, cover art by John Coulthart, and an afterword by Jeff VanderMeer.’ – Wikipedia.
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