Steampunk?

[meganbmoore]

 Watching Last Exile made me realize that, though I dislike most mecha, I like most steampunk that I've encountered(I think Steamboy is the only exception, off the top of my head...there are likely others if I think about it, though...I just try not to dwell on things I don't care for) but don't seem to run across it a lot, even though I know there's a lot out there..

Anyone want to rec me steampunk or gaslight romances, be they anime, manga or books?  (And tell me if it's available in the US) 

ETA:  wikipedia's page on steampunk 

ETA 2: crumpeteerhas posted very, very brief descriptions of the various "punk" genres here.

Comments

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

Ruse...

*'scuse me, mourning a bit...it and Crux and Negation and The First...but Ruse especially*

Amazon shows(in addition to 6 regular trades that could be priced better, but aren't ridiculous) a manga sized B&W trade collecting the first 3 volumes.

[fairest1.livejournal.com]

*bows head for moment of silence*

Route 666 wasn't half bad, either.

That's really a personal call; I've got a complete set of hardcovers, so I'm going to be pretty biased. Or you can just read the entire thing online, since it's all up.

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

Yeah...Route 666 was good, not to mention Way of the Rat...I have a soft spot for Sojourn, too(Gareth/Arwyn is, IMO, the only decent romantic pairing Marz ever wrote, even if it was eventually wrecked by the obligatory Third party) but the others affected me more when I lost them. Esp. Ruse and The First(is it wrong that I shipped persha and Seahn(I think I misspelled that...the antagonist from the "peaceful" side...)

I prefer having lovely books in my hand to reading online.

[fairest1.livejournal.com]

. . . I only read Ruse and Route 666. And a couple issues of The Crossovers.

Then you'll want to invest in the full-size collections, rather than the manga-size edition. Better quality, plus bonus materials. At this stage, it's crazy to try for hardcovers, so TPBs are the way to go.