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Starwind [#5, v3 #1, Autumn 1978] ($1.95, 64pp+, quarto, cover by Brad Black) 2 · The Death Second · Jan Marie Fettin · ss 12 · Cold Flower, Blooming · David Bischoff · ss 14 · Skunk Ape Retreat · Ginger Simpson Curry · ss 20 · Starwind Interviews Robin Scott Wilson · [Misc.] · iv 26 · Chosen · Bruce Boston & Carl Wittnebert · ss 32 · Reflection in Silver · Glenn Arthur Rahman · ss 36 · A Bride of Brief Darkness · Barbara Steiner · ss 42 · Warpmaster · John R. Young · ss 48 · Null Set · M. A. Bartter · ss 52 · The Eaters · Mike Farkash · ss 58 · The Ultimate Spaceship · John Hudson Tiner · ss 62 · The Destruction of the Can · G. N. Gabbard · ss

Steam Engine Time

Steam Engine Time [#1, April 2000] ed. Bruce Gillespie, Paul & Maureen Speller Kincaid (Bruce Gillespie, 40pp, A4) 2 · We’re Here Because We’re Here · Bruce Gillespie · ed 3 · The Instrumentality Saga · David Seed · ar [Cordwainer Smith] 8 · Essentials · Ron Drummond · ms 9 · When Our Toys Were Taken Away: Science Fiction in the 21st Century · Paul Kincaid · ar 10 · Death of a Ghost? · Maureen Kincaid Speller · ar 12 · Essentials · Kate Schaefer · ms 13 · Discovering Olaf Stapledon · Bruce Gillespie · ar [Olaf Stapledon] 20 · Mistah Kurtz, He Dead · Paul Kincaid · ar; originally delivered as a talk at Intuition, the 1998 British National Science Fiction Convention. 27 · Essentials · Jerry Kaufman · ms 28 · No Man Is an Island: The Enigma of The Wasp Factory · Maureen Kincaid Speller · ar [Iain Banks] 30 · ’If You Do Not Love Words’: The Pleasure of Reading R.A. Lafferty · Elaine Cochrane · ar [R. A. Lafferty] 35 · Essentials · Paul Kincaid · ms 36 · Bookmutterings · Bruce Gillespie · br 39 · Essentials · Tom Whitmore · ms

Steam Engine Time [#3, December 2001] Incomplete Data - Issue not found. Need Contents Waiting for Shakespeare? · Gregory Benford · ar

Steam Engine Time [#4, January 2005] ed. Bruce Gillespie & Janine Stinson (Bruce Gillespie, 40pp, A4) Critical fanzine. 3 · Unlikely Resurrections · Bruce Gillespie · ed 3 · The Journeys They Took · Bruce Gillespie · br; review of The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: A Fifty Year Collection [Rob Gerrand] 7 · Tales of Members of the Book Tribe · Darrell Schweitzer · br; review of A Pound of Paper, by John Baxter 9 · Funeral Games · Darrell Schweitzer · ar The New York Review of Science Fiction Jul 2003 [John Baxter] 12 · Leaping the Abyss · Gregory Benford · ar The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Apr 1992 15 · Thirteen Ways of Looking at the British Boom · Andrew M. Butler · ar 27 · Pioneer Award Acceptance Speech · Andrew M. Butler · ar 28 · If This Goes On: Butler, Science Fiction Studies, Interzone, and the ‘British Boom’ · Paul Brazier · ar 30 · Letters of Comment · [The Readers] · lt

Steam Engine Time [#5, September 2006] ed. Bruce Gillespie & Janine Stinson (Bruce Gillespie, 40pp, A4) Critical fanzine. 3 · ‘Dream Your Dreams’: A Meditation on Babylon 5 · Janine Stinson · ed 4 · The Other Editorial · Bruce Gillespie · ed 5 · 10/10 May/May: Singling Out the Duplications in The Separation · Paul Kincaid · ar [Christopher Priest] 8 · A Political History of SF · Eric S. Raymond · ar 12 · Cordwainer Smith: Reflections on Some of His Themes · Gillian Polack · ar [Cordwainer Smith] 14 · Extraordinary Evidence: The Search for the Common Precursor of Norstrilia and Dune · Harry Hennessey Buerkett · ar [Cordwainer Smith; Frank Herbert] 24 · The Curious Case of Roger Dard: Fandom, Censorship and Sex in the 1950s and 1960s · James Doig & Milan Smiljkovic · ar 32 · Letters of Comment · [The Readers] · lt

SteamPunk Magazine    (about)

SteamPunk Magazine [#1, (March) 2007] (Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness, 72pp, cover by Nick Kole) This issue is subtitled “Putting the Punk Back Into SteamPunk”. Details supplied by Denny Lien. 2 · Putting the Punk Back Into SteamPunk · Margaret P. Ratt · ed 4 · What Then, Is Steampunk? · Catastrophone Orchestra and Arts Collective (NYC) · ar 6 · The Pyrophone: Thermo-Acoustic Flaming Organ · Anon. · ar 8 · Glass Armonica: Benjamin Franklin’s Acoustic Choir of Seraphic Devilry · Anon. · ar 10 · Mother of the Dispossessed · Anon. · ss 20 · Interview with Michael Moorcock · Anon. · iv 22 · Yena of Angeline and the Tale of the Terrible Townies [Part 1 of 2; Yena of Angeline] · Margaret P. Killjoy · ss 32 · Abney Park · Libby Bulloff · iv 36 · Electrolytic Etching · Anon. · ar; “adapted from the esteemed [unreadable name]”. 42 · An Unfortunate Engagement [Part 1 of 4] · G. D. Falksen · sl 48 · The Courage to Kill a King: Anarchists in a Time of Regicide · Anon. · ar 52 · Thomas Truax: An Interview · Anon. · iv 56 · The Baron · Jimmy T. Hand · ss 60 · Varieties of Steampunk Experience · Cory Gross · ar 64 · The Perils of Empire: Steampunk Big Band [Darcy James Argue] · Anon. · iv 68 · Earth Sea and Sky · Henry Davenport Northrop · ex L.P. Miller 1887

SteamPunk Magazine [#2, (June) 2007] (Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness, 80pp, cover by Steve Archer) This issue is subtitled “A Journal of Misapplied Technology”. Details supplied by Denny Lien. 2 · A Journal of Misapplied Technology · Margaret P. Killjoy · ed 4 · Letters · [The Readers] · lc 5 · Reviews · [Various] · rv 6 · To Electrocute an Elephant · Anon. · ar 8 · Steam Gear: A Fashionable Approach to the Lifestyle · Libby Bulloff · ar 14 · Uhrwerk: The Incredible Steam Band · John Reppion · ss 22 · I-Wei Huang · Anon. · iv 25 · Mining Medusa · Donna Lynch · ss 32 · Sew Yourself a Lady Artisan’s Apron · Rachel E. Pollock · ar 34 · The Pennyfakething: The Steampunk’s Bicycle of Choice · Johnny Payphone · ar 39 · Unbound Muscle · The Catastrophone Orchestra · ss 48 · A Steampunk’s Guide to Body Hair · Anon. · ar 50 · O Coal, You Devil · Anon. · ar 54 · A History of Misapplied Technology: The History and Development of the Steampunk Genre · Cory Gross · ar 63 · An Unfortunate Engagement [Part 2 of 4] · G. D. Falksen · sl 69 · Yena of Angeline and the Tale of the Terrible Townies [Part 2 of 2; Yena of Angeline] · Margaret P. Killjoy · ss 76 · Earth Sea and Sky · Henry Davenport Northrop · ex L.P. Miller 1887

SteamPunk Magazine [#3, (September) 2007] (Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness, 80pp, cover by Suzanne Walsh) This issue is subtitled “The Sky is Falling!”. Details supplied by Denny Lien. 2 · The Sky Is Falling! · Margaret P. Killjoy · ed 4 · Letters · [The Readers] · lc 6 · What Then Is Steampunk? Steampunk Is Awesome · Anon. · ar 8 · It Can’t All Be Brass, Dear: Paper Machie in the Modern Home · B. Zedan · ar 10 · The End Just Might Well Be Nigh, All Told · Anon. · ar 16 · The Ornithopter · Will Strop · ss 22 · An Interview with Alan Moore · Anon. · iv 24 · My Machine, My Comrade · Catastrophone Orchestra · ar 26 · A SteamPunk’s Guide to the Post-Apocalypse (Excerpts) · Anon. · ar 38 · Sew Your Own 5-Button Spats · Rachel E. Pollock · ar 42 · Reflected Light · Rachel E. Pollock · ss 48 · Sew an Aviator’s Cap · Juli(A) · ar 50 · The Utopian Playground of Dr. Steel [Doctor Phineas Waldolf Steel] · Cheshire S. Grin · iv 52 · A Spark from the Rails · Olga Isakson · vi 54 · The Air Ship of Tomorrow · Lord Doctor Richard von Trapp · ar 56 · An Unfortunate Engagement [Part 3 of 4] · G. D. Falksen · sl 66 · Sandstorms by Gaslight [Yena of Angeline] · Margaret P. Killjoy · ss 74 · Earth Sea and Sky · Henry Davenport Northrop · ex L.P. Miller 1887 76 · Hire Our / About Our Contributors · Anon. · ms 78 · Reviews · Margaret P. Killjoy · rv

SteamPunk Magazine [#4, (March) 2008] (Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness, 80pp, cover by Claire Hummel) This issue is subtitled “Our Lives as Fantastic as Any Fiction!”. Details supplied by Denny Lien. 2 · Our Lives as Fantastic as Any Fiction · Libby Bulloff · ed 4 · Letters · [The Readers] · lc 6 · For Freedom: Being the Remarkable Life of One Isabelle Eberhardt (1877-1904) · Esther Forbyn · ar [Isabelle Eberhardt] 10 · Build Yourself a Jacob’s Ladder · Prof. Offlogic · ar 16 · A Fabulous Junkyard · David X. Wiggin · ss 22 · An Unexpected Hat · Molly Friedrich · ar 26 · The Egos: Donna Lynch & Steve Archer · Anon. · iv 30 · Doppler and the Madness Engine [Part 1 of 3] · John Reppion · sl 36 · Green Fairies, Witch-Candles and Angel Tongues · Professor Calamity · ar 40 · On Writing: Ann & Jeff VanderMeer [Ann VanderMeer] · Anon. · iv 46 · Paint It Brass · Libby Bulloff · ar 48 · The Duel · Nicholas Cowley · ss 54 · Brass Monkeying · Prof. Offlogic · ar 58 · Antonio’s Answer · Catastrophone Orchestra · ss 68 · An Unfortunate Engagement [Part 4 of 4] · G. D. Falksen · sl 76 · Hire Our / About Our Contributors · Anon. · ms 78 · Publishing Schedule, Submissions, Etc. · Anon. · ms 80 · The Future · CrimethInc. · ex (r); from Expect Resistance.

SteamPunk Magazine [#5, (April) 2009] ed. C. Allegra Hawksmoor (Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness, 68pp) This issue is subtitled “Long Live Steampunk!”. 2 · O Dear Reader · C. Allegra Hawksmoor · ed 4 · Correspondence · [The Readers] · lc 8 · Knights of the Road: The Dawn and the Rise of the Tramp Printer · Charles Eberhardt · ar; illustrated by Colin Foran 16 · The Chronabelle · Libby Bulloff · iv 21 · Steampunk Ad-Libs! · Margaret Killjoy & Usul of the Blackfoot · ms; illustrated by Juan Navarro 26 · On Progress, On Airships · Carolyn Dougherty · ar; illustrated by Fabio Romeu 30 · The User’s Guide to Steampunk · Bruce Sterling · ar; illustrated by Leah Moore 34 · On the “Validity” of Steampunk · Heather Pund · ar 34 · Selected Timeline of Steampunk Events, Past & Future · Margaret Killjoy · ms 36 · Doppler and the Madness Engine [Part 2 of 3] · John Reppion · sl; illustrated by Juan Navarro 45 · Voltaire · Margaret Killjoy · iv 48 · An Introduction to Casting · David Dowling · ar; illustrated by Fabio Romeu 58 · Funny Thing About Horizons · Jimmy T. Hand · ss; illustrated by Suzanne Walsh 62 · Emergency Welding Machine, or, How to Weld with a Car Battery, a Pair of Jumper Cables, and a Coat Hanger · Zac Zunin · ar; illustrated by Zac Zunin 64 · Reviews · [Various] · br 68 · Steampunk Funnies · Dr. Geof & Alex Hughes · ct

SteamPunk Magazine [#6, (September) 2009] ed. C. Allegra Hawksmoor (Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness, 68pp, cover by Molly Crabapple) This issue is subtitled “The Pre-Industrial Revolution”. 1 · Song to the Luddites · Lord Byron · pm (r) 2 · O Dear Reader · C. Allegra Hawksmoor · ed 4 · Not Your Punk? · Dr. Geof · cs 5 · Correspondence · [The Readers] · lc 8 · Reviews · [Various] · br 10 · The Luddites · Carolyn Dougherty · ar; illustrated by Benjamin Bagenski 15 · Of Mice & Journeymen · Dylan Fox · ss 27 · The Catch-Valve Journal · Austin Dyches · ss; illustrated by Paul Ballard 30 · Steampunk Sculpture · Keith Newstead, Robin Martin & Andy Clark · ar; illustrated by Allison Healy 42 · La Lotería de San Leonardo · Joshua Gage · pm; illustrated by Sarah Dungan 43 · Freedom · A. M. Paulson · pm; illustrated by Benjamin Bagenski 44 · On Alchemy · Benjamin Bagenski & C. Allegra Hawksmoor · ar; illustrated by Sarah Dungan 55 · Lizard Town Woes [Yena of Angeline] · Margaret Killjoy · ss; illustrated by Amanda Rehagen 58 · Ghostfire · Dylan Fox · iv; illustrated by Suzanne Walsh 62 · A Corset Manifesto · Katherine Casey · ar; illustrated by Allison Healy 64 · Chasing the Will o’ the Wisp · Charles Eberhardt · ar 70 · Baritsu, Bartitsu, and the Ju-Jutsuffragettes · John Reppion · ar; illustrated by Juan Navarro 75 · Doppler and the Madness Engine [Part 3 of 3] · John Reppion · sl; illustrated by Juan Navarro 80 · Waterloo · Richard Marsden · ar; illustrated by Suzanne Walsh 84 · Blowin’ in the Wind: A Study on the Construction of Windmills · Professor Offlogic · ar 88 · The Angels of Insurgence: The Life and Times of the Romantics, and Their World · C. Allegra Hawksmoor · ar; illustrated by Amanda Rehagen 97 · The Useless Pistol · Leah Dearborn · ss; illustrated by Ivan McCann

SteamPunk Magazine [#7, (March) 2010] ed. Dylan Fox (Vagrants Among Ruins, 68pp) This issue is subtitled “New and Future Worlds”. fc. · Kids These Days · Paul Ballard · cv 2 · My Dear Punks of Steam · Dylan Fox · ed 4 · You Can’t Stay Neutral on a Moving Train (Even if It’s Steam-Powered) · Margaret Killjoy · ar; illustrated by K. W. Moore 8 · Towards a Brave New Land (and the Making Thereof) · Professor Offlogic · ar; illustrated by Sarah Dungan 16 · On Race and Steampunk: A Quick Primer · Jaymee Goh · ar; illustrated by Juan Navarro 22 · The Mary Golden · Lance Hall · ss; illustrated by Juan Navarro 30 · Museum · Brenda Hammack · pm; illustrated by Sarah Dungan 32 · The Future of Steampunk Fashion · Libby Bulloff · ar; illustrated by Amanda Rehagen 36 · The Man Who Ate Germany · Dylan Fox · ar; illustrated by Ivo Gregurec 44 · Alice’s Tumble · Katie Casey · pm; illustrated by Eric Orchard 46 · The White Rabbit’s Other Story · Dylan Fox · pm 48 · Shimmies and Sprockets: Analyzing the Use of Belly Dance in Steampunk · Ay-leen the Peacemaker · ar; illustrated by Lisa Grabenstetter 54 · The Brady Bunch of Calcutta 1910: An Interview with Sunday Driver · Anon. · iv; illustrated by Lisa Grabenstetter 58 · All Fashions of Lovliness: Women in Victorian Penny Dreadfuls · Allie Kerr · ar; illustrated by Ms. Scary Boots 62 · Liberty · C. Allegra Hawksmoor · ss; illustrated by Sam Haney 72 · Less Brass Goggles, More Brass Knuckles: An Interview with The Men That Will Not Be Blamed for Nothing · Anon. · iv 80 · Hartmann the Anarchist · Anon. · ar [E. Douglas Fawcett] 82 · Reviews · [Various] · br 88 · Comic · Doctor Geof · cs

SteamPunk Magazine [#8, (February) 2012] ed. Margaret Killjoy (Combustion Books, 112pp, cover by Doctor Geof) This issue is subtitled “The Myth of History”. 2 · From the Editor · Margaret Killjoy · ed 4 · Riot Grrls, 19th-Century Style · Screaming Mathilda · ar; illustrated by Juan Navarro 8 · Rogue’s Lexicon: New York Victorian Street Slang · Professor Calamity · ar; illustrated by Dr. Geof 10 · Why Steampunk (Still) Matters · James Schafer & Kate Franklin · ar 16 · Unwoman · Margaret Killjoy · iv 18 · The Mechanic · Marie Morgan · ss; illustrated by Sergei Tuterov 26 · Pearls Before a Sandhog · The Catastrophone Orchestra · ss Catastrophone Orchestra, Combustion Books 2011; illustrated by Larry Nadolsky 36 · Gearotica [Shanna Germain] · Anon. · iv; illustrated by Manny Aguilera 38 · How to (Have Your Fictional Characters) Make Laudanum · Canis Latrans · ar; illustrated by Allison Healy 40 · Damn My Blood: A Critical Look at Sky Pirates · Mikael Ivan Eriksson · ar; illustrated by Manny Aguilera 46 · Take to the Wind! [Greg Rucka] · Juan Navarro · iv 48 · Frances Willard: Suffragist, Temperance Advocate, Lesbian · Katherine Casey · ar [Frances Willard]; illustrated by Tina Black 50 · Lichens · Pinche; translated by Reginazabo · ss; translated from the Italian (Ruggine).; illustrated by Kevin Petty 58 · A Collar of Rust [Reginazabo; Pinche] · Margaret Killjoy · iv 60 · Sew Yourself a Cuff · E. M. Johnson · ar 64 · A Dieselpunk Primer · Larry Amyett, Jr. · ar 66 · The Scouts of the Pyre [Part 1 of 3] · David Z. Morris · sl; illustrated by Scary Boots 74 · Cosplaying the Good Fight · Anon. · iv; illustrated by Juan Navarro 78 · The Paraclete of Pierre-Simon Laplace · Jamie Murray · ss 82 · The Maker [Thomas Willeford] · E. M. Johnson · iv; illustrated by E. M. Johnson 84 · How to Sneak Around · Wes Modes · ar; illustrated by Manny Aguilera 88 · Toussaint Louverture Was Being Really Nice to Napoleon When He Compared Himself to Him · Miriam Rosenberg Roček · ar 92 · Nevermind the Morlocks: Here’s Occupy Wall Street! · David Z. Morris · ar; illustrated by Tommy Poirier-Morissette 96 · In the Shadow of Giants · David Redford · vi 98 · On Lighter-Than-Air Craft · P. Fobbington · ar 100 · Air for Fire: A Steampunk Hypatia · David Major · ss 106 · Reviews · [Various] · rv 108 · Let the Banal Fall by the Wayside · Dimitri Markotin · ar