G. D. Falksen Explained

G. D. Falksen
Birth Place:Arlington, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation:Writer
Genre:Science fiction, pulp adventure, horror fiction, historical fiction, fantasy
Notableworks:The Strange Case of Mr. Salad Monday

Geoffrey D. Falksen is an American steampunk writer.

Career

Falksen's work includes several short stories set in his "Cities of Ether" setting,[1] as well as the adventure stories "An Unfortunate Engagement" and "The Mask of Tezcatlipoca," featured in Steampunk Tales.[2] His work has also appeared in the Footprints and Steampunk Reloaded anthologies.[3] [4] His debut novel, Blood in the Skies, was published by Wildside Press in July 2011; it was the first in a planned series entitled The Hellfire Chronicles, and was accompanied by a concurrently released soundtrack consisting of music from various steampunk artists.

He writes a blog for science fiction website Tor.com on various topics including reviews, social issues, and current events. He has also written essays for the programs of several Steampunk-themed events, including the Steampunk Art Exhibition at the Museum of the History of Science at Oxford[5] and the Nova Albion Steampunk Exhibition. Magazine dubbed him "America's authority on the movement"[6] in one of their discussions of Steampunk, Marie Claire Italy described him as "a specialist in this field,"[7] and Papermag has called him "the unofficial face of Steampunk."[8] His opinions on the genre are frequently quoted in discussions of steampunk in a variety of publications such as CRN,[9] Bizarre Mag,[10] and local-interest sites.[11]

Bibliography

The Ouroboros Cycle

  1. The Ouroboros Cycle Book One: A Monster’s Coming-Of-Age Story (2013)
  2. The Ouroboros Cycle Book Two: A Cautionary Tale for Young Vampires (2014)
  3. The Ouroboros Cycle Book Three: A Long Awaited Treachery (2015)
  4. The Ouroboros Cycle Book Four: A Sojourn in Bohemia (2016)
  5. The Ouroboros Cycle Book Five: House of the Far Earth (2017)
  6. The Ouroboros Cycle Book Six: A Wilderness of Tigers (2024)

The Hellfire Chronicles

  1. Blood In The Skies (2011)
  2. Ash On The Wind (Forthcoming)
  3. Fire In The Storm (Forthcoming)

The Cities of Ether

Serials and short fiction

Nonfiction

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Strange Case of Mr. Salad Monday . 2010-06-23 . 2012-05-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120521052008/http://www.tor.com/stories/2009/10/mr-salad-monday . dead .
  2. Web site: Steampunk Tales . Steampunk Tales . 2012-08-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120126170305/http://www.steampunktales.com/issue_12.html . 2012-01-26 . dead .
  3. Book: Steampunk II: Steampunk Reloaded . Steampunk II: Steampunk Reloaded (9781616960018): Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer: Books . 978-1616960018 . 2010 .
  4. Web site: TOC: Steampunk II: Steampunk Reloaded . December 7, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100507062750/http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2010/03/toc-steampunk-ii-steampunk-reloaded/ . May 7, 2010 .
  5. Web site: Steampunk has taken over Oxford . . 2009-10-13 . 2012-08-01.
  6. Brown, James. "Weird Science." Chap. 2009-10-2: 22-25. Print.
  7. Web site: Nuove tribu . Marie Claire . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081231112100/http://www.marieclaire.it/magazine/mondi-nuovi/nuove-tribu . December 31, 2008 .
  8. Web site: Word Up! - Steampunk Day. Papermag. 2008-10-02.
  9. Web site: Steampunk Rising. CRN. 2008-05-28.
  10. Web site: Steampunk!. Bizarre Mag.
  11. Web site: Waltham museum holds steampunk festival. Boston.com.

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