Happy Birthday Nikola Tesla

Happy Birthday Nikola Tesla, genius inventor of electrical stuff and a man who should have had so much more recognition.

Mortal Engines Additional

Contrary to my earlier post about not reading much, I have been churning through the second third and am now into the fourth of the Mortal Engines series and I must say it is a cracking good read, each book is as good as, if not better than, the previous and the world is a fantastic post apocalypse steampunk-esque setting, the characters are well crafted and there surprises a-plenty. Yet again I heartily recommend it.
In other Steampunk related news I recieved my latest purchase from ebay yesterday, a set of brown leather cartridge pouches to be worn on the belt. A bit too small for many of the things I carry but I have found they are handy for the car keys and possibly my pocket knife. Must now purchse other things to go into said pouches. The pouches go well with the less formal SP attire I am trying to put together. Picture if I can get a decent one any time soon.

Space 1889

I have a plan for converting Space 1889 to the Unisystem rules and running it later in the year, I have tried this before but not got too far. Now however I am progressing with it and hope to post on this subject as time goes on. Once it is up and running there may be an associated journal solely for the exploits of what ever daring heroes and heroines of the Victorian Space Age volunteer.
I will be adapting the setting slightly to remove the Martians as supplied in the original setting and replace them with a take on the Edgar Rice Burroughs Red and Green Martians of Barsoom.

Mortal Engines

Mortal Engines is a series of childrens books by Philip Reeve, a steampunk far future where great traction cities prowl the world consuming each other according to the laws of Municipal Darwinism. While it is written for children I would definately recommend this series. All the imagination and flare seems to be in the area of 'childrens' books these days and I would argue that the term should not mean limited only to children but that they are able to read it as well as adults, after all, why should they have all the fun? They are excellent books, brilliant ideas and get my round of applause.

The Affinity Bridge, a novelisation by George Mann

I don't get much chance to read these days, although I am trying to remedy that, but I have just made the effort to read 'The Affinity Bridge' by George Mann, a steampunk detective novel, the first of a planned series. I can heartily recommend it and am looking forwards to the next one, he has some very good ideas, the characters are well fleshed out and the plot is excellent.
In the meantime I am awaiting the next Space Captain Smith book, and looking at a pile of steampunk books my good wife and I purchased in Old London town and since. Must make time for reading... I really must.

The Brass Moon

This is intended to be my 'Steampunk' blog, how much I actually write here I don't know, and how much of it will be Steampunk related I cannot say as of yet. Sebastian Gaunt is the name I go by when Steampunking, perhaps we shall meet one day .