Post #561406 by zond2 on Sun, Oct 24, 2010 9:04 PM

The tern "Steampunk" was coined by James P Blaylock (with tongue firmly in cheek) in reference to the novel "The Anubis Gates" by Tim Powers.
There is a lot of interesting back story to this sub-genre and it has been the subject of at least one one Master's thesis.
Google for more details on your own, I find that when I talk about it in more detail most 'danes eyes glaze over.

[ Edited by: zond2 2010-10-24 21:06 ]