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Showing posts with label The Society of Steam. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Society of Steam. Show all posts

11/14/12

Resetting Superheroes in a Steampunk World

Over at the Agony Column, Rick Kleffel reviews Andrew P. Mayer's entire trilogy, The Society of Steam, recently completed with the release of book three, Power Under Pressure. Rick says:

"What Mayer has managed in a quite tightly-written trilogy is to reset the superhero story in a steampunk world. These are both genres that feed on fun, that require adventure and reward the reader with a light-hearted look at the darkest of times. Mayer's prose has the feel of the time it is set in, but not so much as to be annoying... and his plotting and pacing keep things lively but not frantic. ....Mayer hits all the right notes; a touch of horror, some high-adventure, heroes and villains who deserve the elaborate contraptions that carry them across a Rube-Goldberg machine landscape, all at a pace that suggests a handcart on the way to hell."

And Andrew himself was recently a guest of the SF in SF reading series, where he read from the novel. Those who haven't yet experienced his mashup of steampunk and superheros can get a taste here or download the Agony Column Podcast on iTunes.

6/3/11

Defend Yourself, Weakling!

The Falling Machine (The Society of Steam, Book One)Sam Sykes interviews attacks Andrew P. Mayer, author of The Falling Machine, in his blog post entitled Defend Yourself, Weakling!

I'm struck by this statement Andrew made:
Science Fiction is about personifying humanity’s relationship with technology, Fantasy is about personifying humanity’s relationship with its symbols.

And this one Sam made:
You are neither an attractive female that might one day say I am kind of cute and thus validate my life, nor do you possess the upper crust high society bourgeois upbringing of these females, as indicated by your filthy fingernails.  Please explain how we are to take you seriously and why we should pay attention to you.
Struck in different ways, you understand. Maybe struck physically is more apt for one.

9/1/10

Have You Seen This Man?

Going to Dragoncon this weekend?

Then hunt down this man:

Andrew Mayer, whereabouts unknown
And make him give you one of these limited edition stickers from his forthcoming (many moons away) novel The Falling Machine: The Society of Steam, Book One:

Art by Steven Sanders


Hint: Andrew will be making appearances at the following two panels:

Fri 4pm: Andrew Mayer
Title: Steampunk Superheroes
Location: The Westin Peachtree Ballroom
Description: A discussion of superheroes in the steampunk genre, featuring both fictional characters and costuming.
Fri 5:30 pm: James Enge
Title: Powerful Women/Powerful Men in Genre

Fri 7 pm: Lou Anders, James Enge, Clay & Susan Griffith, Erin Hoffman, Andrew Mayer, Ari Marmell, Mike Resnick, Jon Sprunk, Sam Sykes
Title: Pyr Books, a New Voice in Publishing
Description: Join editor Lou Anders as he presents Pyr. Presenting new authors and well established ones, Pyr has something for everyone in their catalogue.
Location: Fairlie - Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)

Stickers may also be had at the Pyr Booth, 1601 of the Imperial Ballroom at the Marriott Marquis.