tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post7549544334159738479..comments2024-02-22T03:26:34.604+10:30Comments on Monster-Blood Tattoo: Steampunk - to steam or not to punk?D.M. Cornishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09452470049845132286noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-27208020638575552212008-01-23T03:14:00.000+10:302008-01-23T03:14:00.000+10:30DM-Great!!We'll set something up. Luckily we have ...DM-<BR/>Great!!<BR/>We'll set something up. Luckily we have some time to get things arranged; I hate having to set up interviews last-minute.<BR/>Looking forward to talking further-<BR/>DrewDrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12009326285717799071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-62128194188788742522008-01-22T03:03:00.000+10:302008-01-22T03:03:00.000+10:30MooseyYou've actually made good points -- they jus...<B>Moosey</B><BR/>You've actually made good points -- they just don't always apply in the context. Don't go all silent on the subject.<BR/><BR/><B>d.m.</B><BR/><I>I'm</I> loving Lamplighter. Can only just barely wait for the final copy to arrive here.Tea Olihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986629833057966636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-33377610783012697862008-01-19T21:36:00.000+10:302008-01-19T21:36:00.000+10:30Loving these posts!Loving these posts!D.M. Cornishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452470049845132286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-18968770137273618492008-01-18T10:57:00.000+10:302008-01-18T10:57:00.000+10:30Wow. That heart thing is actually pretty amazing.O...Wow. That heart thing is actually pretty amazing.<BR/><BR/>Okay, I've been proved wrong on that front. Does anyone have evidence for telepathy? Or perhaps I've gotten confused about the exact nature of a wit's powers? <BR/><BR/>Maybe I should just let this drop before I say something more stupid than I have previously. Yeah, let's go with that. I still don't think it's science fiction, nor Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-9427301001479818112008-01-18T04:11:00.000+10:302008-01-18T04:11:00.000+10:30Mr. MooseguyScientists in Minnesota made a pig/rat...<B>Mr. Mooseguy</B><BR/>Scientists in Minnesota made a pig/rat heart in a lab. <BR/>(Oh, us crazy Americans!)<BR/><BR/>http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/13/207229<BR/><BR/><BR/>I"m not going to reconstruct my lost post, but let's just say the whining gods heard my, er, prayers. I just grabbed a review copy of Lamplighter that our book editor decided not to read.Tea Olihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986629833057966636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-70156654425055315092008-01-17T18:35:00.000+10:302008-01-17T18:35:00.000+10:30...Although...What about gastrines? Muscles that l......<BR/>Although...<BR/><BR/>What about gastrines? Muscles that live without a body? I don't think that's even plausible (but i could be wrong). And wits? Telepathy, as far as I know, just couldn't work.<BR/><BR/>These links might help:<BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslamp_Fantasy#.22Gaslamp_Fantasy.22<BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk<BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fictionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-48014645922999747022008-01-17T18:20:00.000+10:302008-01-17T18:20:00.000+10:30Sorry, I must have misinterpreted your post. Never...Sorry, I must have misinterpreted your post. Never mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-49867304422123691112008-01-17T16:59:00.000+10:302008-01-17T16:59:00.000+10:30Mooseguy I didn't say I thought HC was sci-fi only...Mooseguy I didn't say I thought HC was sci-fi only that I think its more sci-fi than steam punk.<BR/><BR/>Genetic engineering is a plausible excuse for the abilities seen in the HC after all. <BR/><BR/>Science-Fantasy is the best descriptor I have.<BR/><BR/>cheers,<BR/>BomberAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-83549583910663836102008-01-17T06:46:00.000+10:302008-01-17T06:46:00.000+10:30I had a heated debate with my housemate about whet...I had a heated debate with my housemate about whether you could apply 'steam punk' to the HC. I argued that you couldn't, based on my understanding of the term, because the 'technologies' were largely organic, not clockwork / steam / or even gaslamp (although I feel more comfortable with that term despite the lack of actual gaslamps in the HC). The debate continued for some time but he was Feminahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00165898043661304241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-48991526855979854012008-01-17T05:17:00.000+10:302008-01-17T05:17:00.000+10:30"If I were to be vulgar in rendering down the worl..."If I were to be vulgar in rendering down the world of the H-c I would say it was 18th century European history with monsters thrown in. "<BR/><BR/>Sorry, I didn't comment on the genre debate before, but 18th century France is what I had in mind when I read it. The tricorn hats, long coats, muskets and sous all pointed me in that direction. Although, as you said, it is quite a bit more than that.Sylvengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186535375328956498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-63760408001072481002008-01-16T22:02:00.000+10:302008-01-16T22:02:00.000+10:30What great reading this all is!Revolutionary USofA...What great reading this all is!<BR/><BR/>Revolutionary USofA is a good sense of period setting of sorts, <B>Zee Oddwyn</B>. If I were to be vulgar in rendering down the world of the H-c I would say it was 18th century European history with monsters thrown in. Of course, there is more to it than that - but I certainly do not have Victorian OR medieval periods in my mind (where folks get the idea D.M. Cornishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452470049845132286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-84069284174351303822008-01-16T10:45:00.000+10:302008-01-16T10:45:00.000+10:30Sorry, madbomber, but I would have to disagree wit...Sorry, madbomber, but I would have to disagree with you completely about HC being science fiction. Science fiction, in my opinion, should be at least scientifically plausible, whereas many elements of the HC are simply impossible, at least in this reality.<BR/><BR/>But, seeing as there seems to be little actual steam or clockwork-based technology, at least in Foundling, steampunk doesn't quite Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-27216709205993313512008-01-16T07:56:00.000+10:302008-01-16T07:56:00.000+10:30Oh now, "steampunk" was one of the first things to...Oh now, "steampunk" was one of the first things to jump into my head when I read MBT---I think people have a mistaken idea of what steampunk is really all about! Sure, the costumers out there will insist that "steampunk" must include something very Victorian. I take a much broader view. Some bit of technology seemingly rediculous and not relying entirely on electrical or gas workings (or Edmundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08326082926804478198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-53698798706425307652008-01-16T05:08:00.000+10:302008-01-16T05:08:00.000+10:30Thank goodness that's all cleared up! The term was...Thank goodness that's all cleared up! The term was driving me crazy.<BR/><BR/>Now if only I didn't have to wait until April for Lamplighter.Tea Olihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986629833057966636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-14229491534037829522008-01-15T16:47:00.000+10:302008-01-15T16:47:00.000+10:30It's funny, but I just saw a documentary this morn...It's funny, but I just saw a documentary this morning called "Prophets of Science Fiction" which discussed the works of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells. It was really quite fascinating to see how much their writings influenced 20th century science or at least gave inspiration to those scientists. Verne's "From the Earth to the Moon" should really be considered a self-fulfilling prophecy, as his story Sylvengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186535375328956498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-49251939212304386792008-01-15T10:36:00.000+10:302008-01-15T10:36:00.000+10:30I'm happy to say that 'steampunk' never once enter...I'm happy to say that 'steampunk' never once entered my mind when reading your book. I felt, like Drew, that it was definitely more a post-modern fantasy. <BR/>Maybe a bit like "His Majesty's Dragon", which takes place in the Napoleonic era? At least, that's what the illustration of Fouracres reminded me, but I'm no history buff.<BR/>Either way, it's a wonderful book, and I can't wait for the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-74211997600592705762008-01-15T01:37:00.000+10:302008-01-15T01:37:00.000+10:30Have to admit, tricorn hats put me in mind of the ...Have to admit, tricorn hats put me in mind of the American Colonial period, which may not be your intent at all, DM.<BR/>Don't know that I'd classify MBT as steampunk but I DO put the Half-Continent alongside Mieville for a post-modern fantasy setting (just one quite a bit before the true advent of "steam"). I suspect the H-c could <I>evolve</I> into a steampunk world eventually but it's more Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-91573055422244153272008-01-15T01:17:00.000+10:302008-01-15T01:17:00.000+10:30Mmm, I totally agree, 'steampunk' doesn't exactly ...Mmm, I totally agree, 'steampunk' doesn't exactly fit with MBT, except perhaps with the era (as in the age of flintlocks and stuff). I reckon they'd need to create a new definition especially for MBT. Perhaps something along the lines of chem-o-punk... ':P ... I dunno.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, Happy New Years DM (I know it's a bit late, but better than never), hope this year turns out to be even more Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-17587841962242829112008-01-14T16:51:00.000+10:302008-01-14T16:51:00.000+10:30gday mate,I'd hardly classify the HC as steam-punk...gday mate,<BR/><BR/>I'd hardly classify the HC as steam-punk its more sci-fi than steam punk. What with all the wierd scientific elements. More chemistry than tinkering and creating with junk.<BR/><BR/>BTW your word game was too easy.<BR/>Your score is 100% (5 out of 5). Congratulations! Well done! <BR/><BR/>Cheers <BR/>Bombermadbomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15241723423050208916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-70617803456196478972008-01-14T14:32:00.000+10:302008-01-14T14:32:00.000+10:30Happy New year to you.I didn't even know the term ...Happy New year to you.<BR/><BR/>I didn't even know the term "steampunk" exsisted. That's just another reason why I stop by here. The educational value:)<BR/><BR/>Mattmatt baconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16334101558726856186noreply@blogger.com