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22 Best Steampunk Books of All Time


Our goal: Find the best Steampunk books according to the internet (not just one random person's opinion).

    Here's what we did:
  1. Type "best steampunk books" into our search engine and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly for you here! 😊
    (It was a lot of work. But hey! That's why we're here, right?)

(Updated 2024)

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Last Updated: Monday 1 Jan, 2024

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  1. 1
    Soulless
  2. 2
    The Time Machine
  3. 4
    Perdido Street Station
  4. 5
    Leviathan

    Leviathan

    Scott Westerfeld

  5. 6
    Mortal Engines
  6. 9
    Boneshaker

    Boneshaker

    Cherie Priest

  7. 10
    The Anubis Gates
  8. 11
    The Difference Engine
  9. 12
    The Iron Duke
  10. 13
    Homunculus

    Homunculus

    James P. Blaylock

  11. 18
    Against the Day

    Against the Day

    Thomas Pynchon

  12. 19
    The Half-Made World
  13. 21
    Morlock Night

    Morlock Night

    K.W. Jeter

  14. 22
    The Steampunk Trilogy

    The Steampunk Trilogy

    Paul Di Filippo

FAQ

  • How was this Steampunk books list created?

    We searched for 'best Steampunk books', found the top 5 articles, took every book mentioned in 2+ articles, and averaged their rankings.

  • How many Steampunk books are in this list?

    There are 22 books in this list.

  • Why did you create this Steampunk books list?

    We wanted to gather the most accurate list of Steampunk books on the internet.

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