Steampunk ... what is it?

According to Wikipedia, Steampunk is:  "a sub-genre of science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, and speculative fiction that came into prominence during the 1980s and early 1990s.[1] Steampunk involves a setting where steam power is still widely used—usually Victorian era Britain—that incorporates elements of either science fiction or fantasy. Works of steampunk often feature anachronistic technology or futuristic innovations as Victorians may have envisioned them, based on a Victorian perspective on fashion, culture, architectural style, art, etc. This technology may include such fictional machines as those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, or more recently Philip Pullman and China Mieville." (taken directly from Wikipidea).  The author has chosen to take this a step farther to  write her story to include historical facts, fun, be melodramatic, and to be filled with people who actually could exist. You won't want to miss this exciting tale of Dr. Letticia ‘Lettie’ Gantry, undertaking adventures as a volcanologist in 1882. (Find out more from the author at:
   http://volcanolady1.wordpress.com/2010/07/28/steampunk-why-i-write-it/)

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