steampunk — книги
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On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife are assassinated, triggering a sequence of alliances that plunges the world into war. But that is where the similarity ends. This global conflict is between the Clankers, who put their faith in machines, and the Darwinists, whose technology is based on the development of new species. After the assassination of his parents, Prince Aleksandar's people turn on him. Accompanied by a small group of loyal servants, the young Clanker flees Austria in a Cyklop Stormwalker, a war machine that walks on two legs. Meanwhile, as Deryn Sharp trains to be an airman with the British Air Service, she prays that no one will discover that she is a girl. She serves on the Leviathan, a massive biological airship that resembles an enormous flying whale and functions as a self-contained ecosystem. When it crashes in Switzerland, the two teens cross paths, and suddenly the line between enemy and ally is no longer clearly defined. |
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Welcome to the bizarre and dangerous world of Victorian London, a city teetering on the edge of revolution. Its people are ushering in a new era of technology, dazzled each day by unfamiliar inventions. Airships soar in the skies over the city, while ground trains rumble through the streets and clockwork automatons are programmed to carry out menial tasks in the offices of lawyers, policemen, and journalists. |
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A historical figure already larger than life, Capt. Sir Richard Francis Burton, pursues a legendary and violent Victorian creature, Spring Heeled Jack, at the behest of the prime minister in this convincingly researched debut. Fans of steampunk will be intrigued by the alternate history setting, in which the queen dies mid-century; they will also enjoy following Burton and his sidekick, poet Algernon Swinburne, as they investigate the dark secrets of 19th-century England and recall Burton's legendary expedition to find the source of the Nile. Burton is an intriguing character, but the story might have benefited by more than token appearances of his intrepid fiancée, Isabel Arundell, and better integration of the fantastical elements--werewolves, time travelers--into the narrative before a wild ending that pulls everything together. |
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Фантасмагорический шедевр, книга, которую критики называли лучшим произведением в жанре стимпанк со времен "Машины различий" Гибсона и Стерлинга, а коллеги по цеху - самым восхитительным и увлекательным романом наших дней. стимпанк фантастика фэнтези альтернатива другие миры steampunk города weird fiction флэшмоб 2012 современная литература |
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In two scant months the nation, and all her colonies, will celebrate 160 years of Queen Victoria's glorious reign. But all is not well at the heart of the empire of Magna Britannia. A chain of events is about to be set in motion that, if not stopped, could lead to a world-shattering conclusion. |
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Eva Forge is the last paladin of a dead God. Eva was the last child dedicated to the Cult of Morgan, forsaken by her parents and forgotten by her family. Now she watches as her new family, her Cult, crumbles all around her. |
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Come inside and take a seat; the show is about to begin... |
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Magic is dangerous—but love is more dangerous still. young adult fantasy english urban fantasy steampunk the Infernal Devices современная литература фэнтези в оригинале сценарий "девушка влипла в историю" |
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Set in Victorian London with characters real and imagined, The Map of Time is a page-turner that boasts a triple play of intertwined plots in which a skeptical H.G. Wells is called upon to investigage purported incidents of time travel and to save lives and literary classics, including Dracula and The Time Machine, from being wiped from existence. What happens if we change history? steampunk romance alternate history Victorian time travel mystery |
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Можно тихо провести жизнь в стороне от рек удачи с их опасными водоворотами. Скучно, предсказуемо и безопасно. А можно, и захлебнувшись в такой реке, все же выжить, остаться на главном течении — на магистральных рельсовых путях, гудящих силой. И назваться Королем, и обзавестись семьей, да еще отогреть в зимней стуже приемышку, словно без нее мало ртов и забот тебе, проклятому, сохранившему о прошлом жалкие крохи воспоминаний — поди пойми, настоящих ли… Каждый выбирает себе по силам и имя, и друзей, и врагов. Иногда — вслепую выбирает. И по-королевски платит за свой выбор — не торгуясь и не надеясь на удачу, будь она светлой или темной. |
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Changed forever after tragedy, a woman must draw strength from her husband's love. A man learns that love isn't always what you expect. A thief steals the heart of a vengeful professor. And an American inventor finds love Down Under. Enjoy Victorian Christmas with a clockwork twist in these four steampunk novellas. |
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When a clockwork-powered man of brass is found abandoned in Trafalgar Square, Sir Richard Francis Burton, the king's agent, and his assistant, the wayward poet Algernon Swinburne, find themselves on the trail of the stolen Garnier Collection—black diamonds rumored to be fragments of the Lemurian Eye of Naga, a meteorite that fell to Earth in prehistoric times. |
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908: New Venice - "the pearl of the Arctic" - a place of ice palaces and pneumatic tubes, of beautifully ornate carriage-sleds and elegant victorian garb, of long nights and vistas of ice. |
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Своеобразный "ответ киберпанку" от любителей альтернативной истории. Читаем: "стим" - от паровых двигателей, "панк" - ясно, от чего, а идея - от доведенного до веселого безумия стиля "что было бы, если...". стимпанк современная литература альтернатива фантастика steampunk альтернативное фэнтези 3 из 5 паропанк альтернативная история флэшмоб 2009 |
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In Victorian London, the Whitechapel section is a mechanized, steam-driven hell, cut off and ruled by two mysterious, mechanical gods-Mama Engine and Grandfather Clock. Some years have passed since the Great Uprising, when humans rose up to fight against the machines, but a few brave veterans of the Uprising have formed their own Resistance-and are gathering for another attack. For now they have a secret weapon that may finally free them-or kill them all. |
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Alek and Deryn are on the last leg of their round-the-world quest to end World War I, reclaim Alek’s throne as prince of Austria, and finally fall in love. The first two objectives are complicated by the fact that their ship, the Leviathan, continues to detour farther away from the heart of the war (and crown). And the love thing would be a lot easier if Alek knew Deryn was a girl. (She has to pose as a boy in order to serve in the British Air Service.) And if they weren’t technically enemies. |
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The Leviathan arrives in Constantinople, a city where Clanker culture and Darwinst principles intersect in the most intriguing ways. Dr. Barlow and Deryn deliver their precious cargo to the Sultan, but their peace-keeping mission goes unexpectedly - and disastrously awry. Now the only way to save themselves in this hostile, politically-charged city is for Dr. Barlow to offer up the thing that matters most: the air ship. Alek escapes from the Leviathan and goes on the run with his men and the loris while Count Volger and Hoffman stay behind to fend-off the pursuit, forcing Alek to take on new responsibilities. Meanwhile a secret mission lands Deryn in serious danger... and leads both teens to re-evaluate their precarious situations in the world. |
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Роман У. Гибсона и Б. Стерлинга "Машина различий" - яркое произведение киберпанк-литературы. Авторы ведут читателя в тот мир, который бы возник, если бы компьютер был изобретен в первой половине XIX века. Альтернативная история ("что было бы, если..."), рассказанная в романе, накладывается на типичные черты традиционного английского романа: детективный сюжет, разнообразные социальные типы, судьба молодой женщины. Наряду с вымышленными персонажами действуют исторические лица. стимпанк альтернативная история фантастика англия киберпанк лондон викторианство xix век steampunk атмосферность |
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Incarceron -- a futuristic prison, sealed from view, where the descendants of the original prisoners live in a dark world torn by rivalry and savagery. It is a terrifying mix of high technology -- a living building which pervades the novel as an ever-watchful, ever-vengeful character, and a typical medieval torture chamber -- chains, great halls, dungeons. english young adult Incarceron dystopia серия книг не дочитана prison steampunk паноптикум panopticon |
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Госпожа удача повзрослела, от нее ждут обдуманных решений и осознанной помощи в важнейших делах государства. Но, увы, упорядоченность вредна тем, чья сила как раз кроется в умении использовать случайности. Придется совмещать обязанности тайного советника, борьбу с ловцами удачи и обыкновенную семейную жизнь… И да поможет Бог сторонникам строгого порядка, пригласившим удачу в гости, но не знающим пока, чем закончится визит этой особы. |
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The situation at the London Institute has never been more precarious. With Mortmain and his clockwork army still threatening, the Council wants to strip Charlotte of her power and hand the running of the Enclave over to the unscrupulous and power-hungry Benedict Lightwood. |
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True story: in 1899, Mark Twain and Nikola Tesla decided to end war forever. With Twain's connections and Tesla's inventions, they went into business selling world peace. So, what happened? Only now can the tale be told - in which Twain and Tesla collided with Edison and Morgan, an evil science cabal merging the Black Arts and the Industrial Age. Turn of the century New York City sets the stage for a titanic battle over the very fate of mankind. |
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Впервые на русском - роман, действие которого происходит в том же мире, что и у "Вокзала потерянных снов" - признанного фантасмагорического шедевра, самого восхитительного и увлекательного, на взгляд коллег по цеху, романа наших дней, лучшего, по мнению критиков, произведения в жанре стимпанк со времен "Машины различий" Гибсона и Стерлинга. стимпанк фантастика фэнтези чайна мьевиль альтернатива море атмосферное альтернативное фэтези флэшмоб 2012 города |
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Нью-йоркский драматург Гордон Далквист проснулся знаменитым, что называется, в одночасье, — когда издательство «Пингвин» предложило ему контракт стоимостью два миллиона долларов на дебютный роман «Стеклянные книги пожирателей снов» и его будущее продолжение. фантастика стимпанк детектив современная литература приключения книга загадка альтернативная история стилизация xix век книга бестселлер |
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Наиболее знаменитый роман автора скандальной "Осиной Фабрики". Три плана повествования: потерявший память человек на исполинском мосту, подменяющем целый мир; варвар, его верный меч и колдун-талисман в сказочной стране; инженер-энергетик в Эдинбурге и его бурная личная жизнь. Что между ними общего? Кто кому снится? И кто - один-единственный - в итоге проснется? современная литература английская литература бэнкс сны фантастика магический реализм зарубежная литература интеллектуальный бестселлер шотландия фэнтези |

























