In celebration of Steampunk Month here on Tor.com, we’ve decided to kick off our discounting program on the Tor.com Store with a selection of steampunk titles from all publishers. This list of books and comics was compiled by our resident steampunk expert, Tor Books editor Liz Gorinsky, and while certainly not comprehensive, represents some of the best of the form, including classics like William Gibson and Bruce Sterling’s The Difference Engine and newer fare, like Warren Ellis and paul Duffield’s Freakangels. All the books on this list are discounted at 30% in the Tor.com Store, which isn’t a bad deal, and comparable to what you’ll find at other online book retailers. They will remain at 30% until 31 October. Look for the nifty badge on the book covers (shown here); that’s how you’ll know the book is eligible.
Why should you buy from us, rather than your old online standbys? Well, this is what my corporate overlords are calling a pilot program—one that, if it’s successful, we’ll be able to do more of, hopefully culminating in full discounts across the board. If you like what Tor.com is doing now, and our curated picks of books are making you excited, but the pricing is not, now is your chance to demonstrate that. The more you buy, the better the chances that we’ll see more of this type of thing. Below is the full list, with links to each book in the Tor.com Store. Additionally, all the books are on the featured spot of the Tor.com Store homepage, and collected in a list, as special picks. Enjoy, and happy reading!
• Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel, by Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett (HNA Books)
• Boneshaker, by Cherie Priest (Tor Books)
• Extraordinary Engines: The Definitive Steampunk Anthology, edited by Nick Gevers (Solaris)
• The Five Fists Of Science, by Matt Fraction and Steven Sanders (Image Comics)
• Freakangels Volume 1 Trade Papaerback, by Warren Ellis and Paul Duffield (Avatar Press)
• Girl Genius: Omnibus #1 , by Phil and Kaja Foglio (Studio Foglio)
• Heart of Veridon, by Tim Akers (Solaris)
• Homunculus, by James P. Blaylock (Babbage Press)
• Journey to the Centre of the Earth, By Jules Verne (Penguin)
• Mainspring, by Jay Lake (Tor Books)
• New Amsterdam, by Elizabeth Bear (Far Territories)
• Perdido Street Station, by China Miéville (Del Rey)
• Steampunk, edited by Ann and Jeff Vandermeer (Tachyon Publications)
• Steampunk: Manimatron, by Chris Bachalo and Joe Kelly (DC Comics)
• The Adventures Of Luther Arkwright, by Bryan Talbot (Dark Horse Comics)
• The Affinity Bridge, by George Mann (Tor Books)
• The Anubis Gates, by Tim Powers (Ace Books)
• The Court of the Air, by Stephen Hunt (Tor Books)
• The Difference Engine, by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling (Spectra)
• The Gormenghast Novels, Mervyn Peake (Overlook Press)
• The League of Extraordinary Gentleman, Vol. 1, by Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill (Wildstorm Comics)
• The Somnambulist, by Jonathan Barnes (Harper)
• The Steampunk Trilogy, by Paul Di Filipo (Running Press)
• The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells (Tor Books)
