The Steampunk Bundle - Curated by Cat Rambo

I have always loved steampunk, even before anyone knew it by that name, back when I first encountered a television show, The Wild Wild West, featuring clockwork assassins and mad scientists, and the two brave agents fighting them as they traveled across the country in their custom railroad car. So when I got a chance to curate a bundle for StoryBundle, my first thought was, of course, to use that as my organizing principle, particularly since it gave me a chance to showcase some of my particular favorites.

This bundle includes both steampunk set in our own world as well as some set in secondary worlds. I used it as an excuse to talk to some of my favorite indie writers, like Lindsay Buroker and Frank Tuttle, who'd produced two series I loved and thought showed steampunk at its most imaginative. I got to pull in some of the writers that I'd published work from while editing Fantasy Magazine, such as Genevieve Valentine and Lavie Tidhar. Every book in the bundle is a solid read, presenting books that I hope you enjoy as much as I did. I've tried to include some series as well, so you've got something to explore even after you're done with these books. And I've included a few anthologies, samplers of even more writers whose work you can pursue.

Many of these books to me seem to justify the "punk" in steampunk. They're works that question established norms and turn them on their heads, works that look at issues of industrialization and how they intersect with race, class, and gender in interesting and often entertaining ways, works that take history as their launching point and spin an alternate reality. That's something I've tried to do with my steampunk stories, providing protagonists who are black, Native American, trans, bisexual, on the spectrum, and additional "others" and this bundle lives up to that vision.

And StoryBundle's a cool form of alternative publishing, letting indie and small press authors join together to present bundles that pack a whole lot of reading into a price that you choose (as long as it's $5 or above). For that $5 you get the basic bundle of five books in any eBook format. $15 (or more if you want to support the writers even further) gets you the bonus books as well. – Cat Rambo

The initial titles in the Steampunk Bundle (minimum $5 to purchase) are:

• The Alchemy of Stone by Ekaterina Sedia
• City of the Saints by D.J. Butler
• Altered America: Steampunk Stories by Cat Rambo
• All the Paths of Shadow by Frank Tuttle
• The Bookman by Lavie Tidhar

If you pay more than the bonus price of just $15, you get all five of the regular titles, plus SIX more, including parts 1-3 of The Emperor's Edge series!

• Mechanique by Genevieve Valentine
• Best of Penny Dread Tales by Kevin J. Anderson and Quincy J. Allen
• The Emperor's Edge Series: Books 1-3 by Lindsay Buroker
• Blood Ties by Quincy J. Allen
• Ghost in the Cogs by Scott Gable & C. Dombrowski
• The SEA Is Ours - Tales of Steampunk Southeast Asia by Jaymee Goh and Joyce Chng

This bundle is available only for a limited time via http://www.storybundle.com. It allows easy reading on computers, smartphones, and tablets as well as Kindle and other ereaders via file transfer, email, and other methods. You get multiple DRM-free formats (.epub and .mobi) for all books!

It's also super easy to give the gift of reading with StoryBundle, thanks to our gift cards – which allow you to send someone a code that they can redeem for any future StoryBundle bundle – and timed delivery, which allows you to control exactly when your recipient will get the gift of StoryBundle.

Why StoryBundle? Here are just a few benefits StoryBundle provides.

• Get quality reads: We've chosen works from excellent authors to bundle together in one convenient package.
• Pay what you want (minimum $5): You decide how much these fantastic books are worth. If you can only spare a little, that's fine! You'll still get access to a batch of exceptional titles.
• Support authors who support DRM-free books: StoryBundle is a platform for authors to get exposure for their works, both for the titles featured in the bundle and for the rest of their catalog. Supporting authors who let you read their books on any device you want—restriction free—will show everyone there's nothing wrong with ditching DRM.
• Give to worthy causes: Bundle buyers have a chance to donate a portion of their proceeds to Mighty Writers and Girls Write Now!
• Receive extra books: If you beat the bonus price, you'll get the bonus books!

StoryBundle was created to give a platform for independent authors to showcase their work, and a source of quality titles for thirsty readers. StoryBundle works with authors to create bundles of ebooks that can be purchased by readers at their desired price. Before starting StoryBundle, Founder Jason Chen covered technology and software as an editor for Gizmodo.com and Lifehacker.com.

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