Cheeky Frawg Announces A New Steampunk Imprint: Enjoy!
We here at Cheeky Frawg Books are always trying to expand our customer service to meet our readers’ needs—and readers want Steampunk, and have been telling us that Steampunk covers a wide range of amazing titles. Thus, we have made arrangements to e-publish a new line of Steampunk Classics, set to debut in May. Below you’ll find covers for the first three (by Jeremy Zerfoss) as well as a list of upcoming selections. Something to look forward to!
Additional titles in the series:
THE METAMORPHOSIS & OTHER STORIES by Franz Kafka.
Blurb: “I hate steampunk. I love steampunk. I hate steampunk. Wait. I’m confused. Which helps me more?†– Catherynne M. Valente
A CANNIBAL IN MANHATTAN by Tama Janowitz.
Blurb: “Perhaps the most incisive predictor of the current Steampunk fashion scene…Am I on the cover? Did I make the cover?†– Evelyn Kriete
INFERNAL DEVICES by K.W. Jeter.
Blurb: “He’s a steampunk and that’s all right. He blows up blimps, he skips and jumps, he likes to press clock cogs, put on women’s clothing, and haaaang around in baaaars” – chorus, Tim Powers and James Blaylock
April 1, 2011 at 6:37 am
Lol :-)
The skyscraper in the Ayn Rand cover looks very much like the Turning Torso building i Malmö.
April 1, 2011 at 7:44 am
:-) If the Watership Down cover was printed on a t-shirt, I’d buy it in a second!
April 1, 2011 at 8:21 am
It’s about time someone brightened up those sad little novels with some rousing steampunk!
April 1, 2011 at 9:01 am
You’ve got me there for a second.
April 1, 2011 at 9:10 am
is a joke? the cover will be on line or the contents?
April 1, 2011 at 9:23 am
tama: neither. jking.
jeff
April 1, 2011 at 9:34 am
……… I would give a lot for a bunny airship.
April 1, 2011 at 9:45 am
Oh gods the funny…
April 1, 2011 at 9:45 am
Everything is better with steampunk!
April 1, 2011 at 9:50 am
I didn’t know “steampunk bunny epic” was a genre?
April 1, 2011 at 10:47 am
aw! too bad, those are great covers!
April 1, 2011 at 10:49 am
tama–we ran out of time!! just for you, i’ll see what i can do, though…
April 1, 2011 at 11:12 am
I spit tea on my computer when I read some of these. Very steampunk, no?
April 1, 2011 at 11:15 am
This is hilarious, especially given my zealous dislike of Ayn Rand! Thanks for the April Fool’s laugh, to balance my dissertation gently weeping.
April 1, 2011 at 11:21 am
We need more steampunk bunny epics.
April 1, 2011 at 12:54 pm
Why does everyone think this is a joke?
‘Watership Down’ is TOTALLY steampunk! I know for a fact there is water, ships and down in it!
April 1, 2011 at 3:39 pm
Hello Tama, looks like we had this in the works after all! ^_^
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April 1, 2011 at 5:53 pm
The name of the imprint was a huge clue :D
April 1, 2011 at 6:18 pm
This is quite wonderful and made my day. Thank you! XD