Author and lecturer Phoebe Darqueling has compiled and updated her best articles from The Steampunk Journal and beyond to surprise, inform, and delight Steampunk and Gaslamp Fantasy fans old and new. Within these pages, you'll find a stroll through the first 30 years of the Steampunk genre, background information about the technological and cultural underpinnings that inspire it, a guide to the twelve most common tropes in Steampunk media and costumes, recommendations for books, television, and movies, and so much more! It's the perfect beginner's guide for the curious or makes a great addition to any diehard fan's bookshelf.