“But by their very presence they poisoned what they sought to save. In the fight against Leopold, their assistance had been most valuable, and they had also brought to the cause the help of Europeans and Americans who would never otherwise have cared for any African’s plight.
Due to the orders of the king they had found the country seemingly empty. Gothic steampunk kicks it up a notch with magic, alchemy, and monsters. Classic gothic themes of morality and beauty fill the pages.“The settlers of Everfair had come here naively at best, arrogantly at worst.
Since the beginning, steampunk has featured supernatural elements. Think Jane Eyre wandering the foggy moors, only this time, she has a mechanical eye and the fog is made of steam. Gothic steampunk in particular is marked by a feeling of eeriness. Themes of rebellion against authority, resistance, and progress can be seen across multiple steampunk styles. Hallmarks of the steampunk genre and aesthetic are clockwork, lace and petticoats, and clunky technology that prioritizes appearance over function. Steampunk set on other worlds, or far into the future, still looks to the past in terms of social values and technology. American steampunk explores the wild west, with steam trains, and possibilities of what American could have become. Stories set in Great Britain see elements of Victorian values, fashion, and technology. Steampunk is almost always set in an alternative version of history, during the Industrial revolution, or far in the future. Steampunk and horror go hand in hand, under the low light of the gas lamps and around the shadowy corners. Today, Verne’s giant squid continues to influence gothic steampunk works. Jules Verne, author of Journey to the Center of the Earth and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is considered one of the pioneers of the sub-genre. Welcome to the delightful and often bizarre world of steampunk, where every possibility of this most inconvenient power is explored.
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