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series23 books2008

Steampunk and mystery & detective, set in british isles and 19th century.

“The Affinity Bridge, the opening novel, entangles them with a crashed automaton airship and a spreading plague of the reanimated; later books deepen Newbury's struggle with addiction and Veronica's search for her institutionalized sister.”
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George Dower / Infernal DevicesSeries

series3 books1987

Steampunk, set in 19th century.

“Infernal Devices, Fiendish Schemes, and Grim Expectations mix dark comedy with the gears-and-brass aesthetic the series helped establish before it had a name.”
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The Bookman UniverseSeries

series6 books2010

About political intrigue and murder investigation.

Start with The Bookman →

Gideon SmithSeries

series7 books2013

Alternate history, adventurous in tone, set in alternate earth.

“Airships ply the skies and Queen Victoria presides over three-quarters of the known world, including the East Coast of America, following the failed revolution of 1775.”
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Start with Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl →

The Anubis GatesSeries

series3 books1983

Time travel and historical fantasy, adventurous in tone.

“The plot concerns an English professor who participates in a time travel experiment and ends up trapped in the 19th century.”
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Burton & SwinburneSeries

series35 books2010

Steampunk, set in british isles and 19th century.

Start with The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack →

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