Any Steampunk recommendations?

[rune]

I think both of Gail Carrigers' series are interesting reads, but I am enjoying the finishing school series as it introduces you to the steampunk/espionage world from a young females pov which I find easy to read and very entertaining.

Im reading Gair Carrigers series at present, though not tried the school one, so this posting peeked my interest

[Chris Dutton]

Couldn't get on with Gail Carriger..

The Mark Hodder stuff is proper high-end imagination.

Scott Westerfield's Leviathan/Behemoth/Goliath series is for older kids, but excellent.

George Mann Leviathan rising & Co. trilogy

Stephen Hunt Jackelian series is excellent

Chris Wooding Ketty Jay material is good seat of the pants action Steampunk

[beautyspin]

The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson is very good.
Difference Engine by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling is also good.
Some more that I have not read but planning to read are

The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers (1983)
Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve (2001)
Infernal Devices by K. W. Jeter (1987)
Perdido Street Station by China Mieville (2000)
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld (2009)
Morlock Night by K. W. Jeter (1979)
The Half-Made World by Felix Gilman (2010)
The Alchemy of Stone by Ekaterina Sedia (2008)
Cold Magic by Kate Elliott (2010)
Soulless by Gail Carriger (2009)
Worldshaker by Richard Harland (2009)
Retribution Falls by Chris Wooding (2009)
Heart of Veridon by Tim Akers (2009)

[Duende Knocking]

Check out Gail Carringer's series The Parasol Protectorate. Then there always the father of steampunk, Terry Pratchett.

Gail Carriger's books were recently suggested to me so I just ordered the first one in that series. I heard that the author is pretty good about including non-heterosexual characters in the main cast (and not just as the "token" gay), so I am excited about that. We'll see how it goes!