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Victorian Technology & the Steampunk Vision
If your idea of “high tech fun”
involves gears, goggles, and corsets, you’re probably a steampunk fan. This
popular genre of fiction and film imagines an alternate Industrial Age, in
which steam power and Newtonian physics reign supreme. Says author Jennifer
Eifrig, “Imagine if Victorian science fiction were real, and you’ll get an idea
of what steampunk’s all about.”
Ms. Eifrig and her fellow Cogwheel Press author Bruce Hesselbach will jointly present an introduction to the kinds of Victorian-era technology that really existed, and inspire steampunk authors today. Their illustrated lecture will take place at Books & Boos, 514 Westchester Rd., Colchester CT on August 15, 2013, from 6-8 p.m. Ms. Eifrig will talk about examples of Victorian domestic technology she has encountered in her work as a museum consultant, and Mr. Hesselbach will introduce “strange but real” inventions reimagined in steampunk literature. Both authors will be available to sign copies of their books.
Bruce Hesselbach is an attorney living in Newfane, VT, and the author of Perpetual Motion, a steampunk alternative history novel. His web site is www.hesselbachwriter.com.
Jennifer Eifrig is a grant writer and museum consultant living in Middletown, CT, and the author of Discovering Ren, a dark urban fantasy retelling of an ancient Egyptian myth. Her web site is www.jennifereifrigauthor.com.
Cogwheel Press is a small
independent press specializing in speculative fiction, located in Rogers, AR. For
more information, visit www.cogwheelpress.net.
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