G. D. Falksen
G. D. Falksen | |
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Arlington, Virginia, U.S. | |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Genre | Science fiction, pulp adventure, horror fiction, historical fiction, fantasy |
| Notable works | The Strange Case of Mr. Salad Monday |
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Geoffrey D. Falksen is an American steampunk writer.
Career
Falksen's work includes several short stories set in his "Cities of Ether" setting,[1] as well as the adventure stories "An Unfortunate Engagement" and "The Mask of Tezcatlipoca," featured in Steampunk Tales.[2] His work has also appeared in the Footprints and Steampunk Reloaded anthologies.[3][4] His debut novel, Blood in the Skies, was published by Wildside Press in July 2011; it was the first in a planned series entitled The Hellfire Chronicles, and was accompanied by a concurrently released soundtrack consisting of music from various steampunk artists.
He writes a blog for science fiction website
Museum of the History of Science at Oxford[5]
and the Nova Albion Steampunk Exhibition.
Magazine dubbed him "America's authority on the movement"[6] in one of their discussions of Steampunk, Marie Claire Italy described him as "a specialist in this field,"[7] and Papermag has called him "the unofficial face of Steampunk."[8] His opinions on the genre are frequently quoted in discussions of steampunk in a variety of publications such as CRN,[9] Bizarre Mag,[10] and local-interest sites.[11]
Bibliography
The Ouroboros Cycle
- The Ouroboros Cycle Book One: A Monster’s Coming-Of-Age Story (2013)
- The Ouroboros Cycle Book Two: A Cautionary Tale for Young Vampires (2014)
- The Ouroboros Cycle Book Three: A Long Awaited Treachery (2015)
- The Ouroboros Cycle Book Four: A Sojourn in Bohemia (2016)
- The Ouroboros Cycle Book Five: House of the Far Earth (2017)
- The Ouroboros Cycle Book Six: A Wilderness of Tigers (2023)
The Hellfire Chronicles
- Blood In The Skies (2011)
- Ash On The Wind (Forthcoming)
- Fire In The Storm (Forthcoming)
The Cities of Ether
- "Sofia Athanatos" (The Willows Magazine, November 2007)
- "The Strange Case of the All-Seeing Ear" ([], serialized 2007-2008)
- "The Strange Case of Mr. Salad Monday" (Tor.com, October 2009); reprinted in Steampunk II: Steampunk Reloaded (ed. Ann VanderMeer and Jeff VanderMeer, Tachyon Publications, November 2010)
- "Cinema U" in The Immersion Book of Steampunk (ed. Gareth Jones and Carmelo Rafala, Immersion Press; August 2011)[needs update]
Serials and short fiction
- "An Unfortunate Engagement" Parts 1-4 in Steampunk Magazine(2007–2008)
- "An Unfortunate Engagement" Parts 5-9 in Steampunk Tales (2009–2012)
- "The Mask of Tezcatlipoca" Parts 1-5 in Steampunk Tales (2009–2012)
- "In the Footsteps of Giants" in "Footprints" (ed. ISBN 0981924395)
Nonfiction
- "Steampunk Fashion" (EgoPHobia #21, 2008)
- "The Rules Of Steampunk Style" (The Chap Issue 43, February 2009)
- “Steampunk 101” (ISBN 1565235738)
- "The world is not enough...but it is such a perfect place to start" (Tor.com, October 2009)
- "The Steampunk Cold War" (Tor.com, October 2009)
- "The Steampunk Office" (Tor.com, October 2009)
- "Spy-fi is just around the corner" (Tor.com, November 2009)
- "From Wonderland with Love: Spy-fi and Mod themes in Syfy’s Alice" (Tor.com, December 2009)
- "Steampunk and History" (Tor.com, October 2010)
- "The Tesla Tragedy" (Tor.com, October 2010)
- "The Steampunk Civil War" (Tor.com, October 2010)
- "The Nightmare of the Absurd: Terry Gilliam’s Brazil" (Tor.com, April 2011)
- Contributor to The Steampunk Bible (Abrams Image, May 2011)
References
- ^ The Strange Case of Mr. Salad Monday
- ^ "Steampunk Tales". Steampunk Tales. Archived from the original on 2012-01-26. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ISBN 978-1616960018.
- ^ "TOC: Steampunk II: Steampunk Reloaded". Archived from the original on May 7, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
- Tor.com. 2009-10-13. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ^ Brown, James. "Weird Science." Chap. 2009-10-2: 22-25. Print.
- ^ "Nuove tribu". Marie Claire. Archived from the original on December 31, 2008.
- ^ "Word Up! - Steampunk Day". Papermag. 2008-10-02.
- ^ "Steampunk Rising". CRN. 2008-05-28.
- ^ "Steampunk!". Bizarre Mag.
- ^ "Waltham museum holds steampunk festival". Boston.com.
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