This is an appendices episode to Episode 4: Kill My Setting, about the Steampunk subgenre and its impact on fantasy storytelling.

Steampunk is considered to be a subgenre of Science Fiction primarily, and a close cousin of retrofuturism, but, as scifi and fantasy are so closely linked, it has leaked into the worlds and settings of fantasy novels.

Steampunk could perhaps be described as a cult genre; it’s not widely known, but it has a dedicated following, including an aesthetics and fashion trend. The charm and wonderment of Steampunk comes from its utilisation of anachronism, or, specifically, prochronism. Steampunk, in its purest form, reimagines our timeline using the power of steam and clockwork. It is a genre populated with flying machines, robots, trains, automobiles, and all manner of other devices that run off steam or spring power.

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