tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post6625100826730660338..comments2023-10-15T04:48:05.528-04:00Comments on Free the Princess: Steampunk Author Interview: Arthur SladeMatthew Delmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11452378192874048547noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-28194616593670076012010-09-24T07:20:11.657-04:002010-09-24T07:20:11.657-04:00After an evening of pipe-smoking and clever deduct...After an evening of pipe-smoking and clever deductions peppered by witty remarks, nothing delighted Dr Watson more than sitting at his desk to record Holmes’ effortless fits of brain power for posterity. Or so dear gyroscopic Sherlock believed.<br />The truth was quite other, hidden in the basement of a little-known Gentlemen’s club ,The Smoke. Here, after limping down treacherous damp stairs, the good doctor smiled at the innumerable little eyes and hands and hearts(yes, hearts) awaiting his ministrations .Here ,in his cozy workshop by the rumbling steam engine that powered other gentlemen’s unavowable endeavours, De Watson’s delicate surgeon fingers fit together cogs and wheels, wound with copper wire, tensed with springs. Here, Sherlock Holmes’ gentle shadow built his army of clockwork toys, and gave them life. Every tiny copper heart beat for him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-40319509104369277802010-09-23T12:36:17.907-04:002010-09-23T12:36:17.907-04:00I have always thought that it would be interesting...I have always thought that it would be interesting to use the story of Shakespeare's "Tempest" in a steampunk setting. The ship would not have been sailing the ocean, but the skies, and it would have crashed on a hidden island in the clouds. Caliban, instead of being the son of Sycorax, would be the mechanical golem created by her and then stolen and reprogrammed by Prospero. I can see it now, Propero wearing the rags of a once proud Victorian king, the characters in waterlogged top hats and tail coats. Ariel a flying clockwork doll. And most of all, the bottles of Absinthe being enjoyed by Adrian and Ferdinand! It would be glorious.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881465767805833045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-71932579038619219232010-09-21T14:39:59.845-04:002010-09-21T14:39:59.845-04:00Black Beauty is a roguely, darish animal that won&...Black Beauty is a roguely, darish animal that won't sit kindly by and be traded around like a common gooseberry, if one catches one's drift. He wears a saddle of fine oiled leather and brass buckles from the finest of purveyors that purvey that type of stuff. His hooves have been modified with clanking, steam powered pistons that build and store energy for those much needed dashes through the bustling streets of London. Step gingerly, or your legs might not be too merry, Brass Beauty! The end. I'm too tired to think of more.<br /><br />P.S. I loved the Hunchback Assignments. Yay book two!K. Marie Criddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08591374827185284413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-16769676629986146152010-09-21T13:35:27.807-04:002010-09-21T13:35:27.807-04:00Um, is this open internationally? I mean. I don...Um, is this open internationally? I mean. I don't mind if it's not because postage might be OMGWHAT EXPENSIVE.<br /><br />But, uhm, then again if it is, count me in....<br /><br />I choose Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier and specfically Mrs DeWinters (deceased) whom will be called Molly Greensmith for the purposes of this thingy.<br /><br />A young idealistic revolutionary meets a crazy young man in the gutters with a passion for metaphysics. She is thrown into the middle of a war when it becomes apparent that both the young man and his wacky pet are on the run from the deceased government official's (Chief Genral Officer Molly Greensmith) people.<br /><br />Molly Green is physically dead but she continues to haunt the hearts and minds of those around as they struggle for their lives.<br /><br />Uhhhmm, is that any good? I don't know. I tried. I like steampunk.<br /><br />:)Mia Haysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01041441666482084762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-31576991227229824442010-09-20T11:14:42.032-04:002010-09-20T11:14:42.032-04:00Fascinating. As someone researching their first st...Fascinating. As someone researching their first steampunk-ish novel, I share many of the sentiments (but not necessarily the same inspirations) in respect of AS's research.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com