Kal Spriggs

Tag: steampunk

  • Kal’s Whimsy Con Schedule

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    Hey everyone, sorry for the delayed post, this was supposed to go up yesterday.  Here is my schedule for Denver’s new Steampunk convention!   Merging Steampunk and Fantasy Mesa Verde A Fri Mar 2 7:00:pm – 7:50:pm A discussion on laying the ground work for creating a believable world using the elements of both Steampunk and…

  • The Freeport Mutineers Cover and Blurb

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    I now have the draft cover for my soon-to-be-released short story: The Freeport Mutineers.  This is an epic fantasy story set in the Eoriel Saga universe.  The basic premise is simple, a young man, faced with true evil, must decide what to do. Troubled by the rumors spread throughout the Southern Fleet, the young officer…

  • Her Majesty’s Western Service by Leo Champion

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    Here’s a sample section from Leo Champion’s Her Majesty’s Western Service, available at Amazon here. Unlikely partners… In a steam-driven alternate 1963, the British Empire faces off against neo-Tsarist Russia in cold war over a divided former USA. Pirate captain Karen Ahle is an upper-class Southern exile with a vendetta against the mercenaries who’d butchered…

  • Anomaly Con Denver Review

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    I went to Anomaly Con this past weekend.  It’s a smaller Fan Convention in Denver, Colorado.  The general theme is steampunk and alternate history, though there was certainly guests, panels, and events linked to science fiction, traditional fantasy, and even urban fantasy as well.  I’ll cover the highlights for those interested. Tracy Hickman was there,…

  • Steampunk World Building

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    So, there I was… knee deep in dead vampires and choking on coal smoke when it hit me… what was the name of this country again? Come to think of it, why was it named that, what was its history, and why are they still playing around with steam engines in the 1950’s??? I’ve something…

  • Oddball SF/F: Steampunk

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    Seeing as I addressed cyberpunk, I figured I should turn a complete one hundred and eighty degrees and discuss Steampunk. Steampunk is, at once, a narrow subgenre and also a broadly encompasing blended genre.   It has become massively popular in recent times due to its often fantastical elements and the broad spectrum of ideas and…