As today's earlier post noted, steampunk has strong roots in the Victorian era, and much of the look and feel of steampunk is associated with that era of explorers, teh developments in steam and mechanical technology, and of course, the fashion of the day. Goggles and helmets are classic steampunk pieces, and corsets with skirts […]
Steampunk Gear, Gadgets, and Gizmos by Thomas Willeford Steampunk, according to Willeford, harkens to a world of gadgets, alternative history, mad scientists, and dashing heroes. Advanced technology of the computer age has no place here. While there are authors of fiction writing the Steampunk story, willefords book shows fans how to build the gadgets. […]
Trilogies. Series. We love them for the extended involvement with a story, the familiarity of the characters, the way one character can have several adventures or one very satisfyingly long quest. But at the same time… they drive us nuts. Trying to get our hands on the next one in the right order, or even […]
So you guys. I got to ask Kenneth Oppel some questions about this series that has me so fascinated! And here's what he had to say… While This Dark Endeavour occurs in the real world, much of Such Wicked Intent happens in another realm. (I'm trying not to give it away here, readers!) How different […]
Sooo, I’ve been mentioning the followup to This Dark Endeavour that just came out last Saturday? Maybe once or twice? I keep talking about it because I did happen to get so lucky as to get an advance copy so I could read it and tell you about it, and I’m enjoying this story and […]
As you may have figured from my review of This Dark Endeavour this morning, I'm loving it, and find the original Frankenstein story pretty fascinating, too. So. You can imagine I was pretty happy to find video of the author himself talking in more depth about the book, and about the story of Frankenstein. But […]
Steampunk is all about the spirit of invention and unlimited possibilities, about creating fantastical worlds and incredible machines. It's about capturing the feeling from long ago that you could do anything if you could figure out how to make just the right machine to do it with. Tomorrow, we're going to look at a book […]
This Dark Endeavour, by Kenneth Oppel Konrad and Viktor are twins, living a charmed life at the Frankenstein family chateau in Geneva. Their days are full of fun and adventure until one day, they stumble upon the family’s secret library, the Biblioteka Obscura, filled with dark, mysterious books. When Konrad falls gravely ill, Viktor is […]
Paren’ts all dread those words, and they are sure to come in the long, lazy days of summer, when school is no longer keeping them busy and friends are often away. My first suggestion (of course) is to head to the library! Consider this – you can join the TD Summer Reading Club to give […]
Our @tplteens twitter feed was busy playing with the #boringmovies hashtag meme this week! Some of our favourites: RT @miss_reading: @TPLteens Dial M for Meh. #boringmovies RT @zestbooks: @ab81 @TPLteens #boringmovies is on! Here's a zombie one: Night of the Still Totally Dead @miss_reading: @TPLteens Dial M for Meh. #boringmovies @andcoke #BoringMovies . A pocketful of […]