Steampunk Extraordinary Tales of Victorian Futurism Edited by Mike Ashley

Edited by Mike Ashley. Originally published in 2010 by Nonstop Press. Science-fiction stories. ISBN 978-1-4351-4193-3. From the back cover: “In these astonishingly forward-looking science-fiction stories from the steam-shrouded, technology-obsessed Victorian Age, the characters look forward to the wonders that new innovations might bring, from chess-playing robots to gravity-defying aerocars, as well as the catastrophic dangers that might ensue. This amazing fiction collection, edited by prolific anthologist Mike Ashley, brings 14 classic steampunk tales–with perceptive introductions offering biographical, cultural, and critical insights–from the days when everything seemed not only possible, but inevitable.”