Good steampunk introduction?

[Gurkhal]

I've decided to act on a simmering interest for the Victorian era and thought about trying to read a Steampunk novel but I'm unsure of where to start. So I turn to this forum to ask if anybody has some good recommendation for a first read in this genre?

 

[Dark Squiggle]

Boneshaker..
China Meiville,
See the thread under "Simillar threads" at the bottom of the page.

 

[Russ]

Why not go back to the beginning with Moorcock's Nomad of the Time Streams trilogy. Warlord of the Air, the Land Leviathan and the Steel Tsar, if my memory serves.

 

[CupofJoe]

It's a bit different from what we call Steampunk but I'd include some Jules Verne especially 20,000 Leagues under the sea.

 

[Orc Knight]

Not exactly a novel, but the webcomic Girl Genius. More Gaslamp punk, but still hits a few of the required tropes.

 

[Steerpike]

Not exactly a novel, but the webcomic Girl Genius. More Gaslamp punk, but still hits a few of the required tropes.

There are novels of that, too. At least three of them.

 

[Chessie2]

Lindsey Buroker was an Indie pioneer in the Steampunk category. Her books are great. I highly recommend her Flash Gold series.