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title: "Steampunk Science Fiction Books"
description: "Browse award-recognized steampunk science fiction books with examples, counts, and a filtered app link."
canonical: "https://sffawards.com/subgenres/steampunk-science-fiction/"
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# Steampunk Science Fiction Books

Science fiction using steam-age or Victorian/Edwardian technology aesthetics, usually through alternate history, engineering speculation, or retrofuturist technology.

- **matching books:** 4
- **recognitions:** 4
- **winner records:** 0
- **award years:** 1999-2013
- **updated:** Aug 28, 2026

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## Representative Books

- **Against the Day** by Thomas Pynchon - 4.06 average rating, 10,375 ratings, 1 recognitions, 0 wins, published 2006
- **The Sunless Countries** by Karl Schroeder - 4.06 average rating, 700 ratings, 1 recognitions, 0 wins, published 2009

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## Goodreads Genre Reference

[View Steampunk on Goodreads](https://www.goodreads.com/genres/steampunk)

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