Steampunk: Library's Journal's List of 20 Core Titles

1.
Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1)
Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 113,364 ratings
2.
The Manual of Detection
The Manual of Detection 3.57 avg rating — 5,071 ratings
3.
Boneshaker (The Clockwork Century, #1)
Boneshaker (The Clockwork Century, #1) 3.52 avg rating — 34,059 ratings
4.
Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1)
Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 74,042 ratings
5.
The Time Machine
The Time Machine 3.89 avg rating — 552,926 ratings
6.
The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters (Miss Temple, Doctor Svenson, and Cardinal Chang, #1)
The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters (Miss Temple, Doctor Svenson, and Cardinal Chang, #1) 3.50 avg rating — 5,526 ratings
7.
The Somnambulist (Domino Men #1)
The Somnambulist (Domino Men #1) 3.22 avg rating — 4,463 ratings
8.
Infernal Devices (Infernal Devices, #1)
Infernal Devices (Infernal Devices, #1) 3.36 avg rating — 2,900 ratings
9.
The Anubis Gates
The Anubis Gates 3.90 avg rating — 17,433 ratings
10.
Steampunk
Steampunk 3.53 avg rating — 2,292 ratings
11.
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1 3.95 avg rating — 55,822 ratings
12.
The Difference Engine
The Difference Engine 3.47 avg rating — 22,740 ratings
13.
The Warlord of the Air (Oswald Bastable, #1)
The Warlord of the Air (Oswald Bastable, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 1,916 ratings
14.
The Prophecy Machine (Investments, #1)
The Prophecy Machine (Investments, #1) 3.44 avg rating — 115 ratings
14.
The Emperor's Edge (The Emperor's Edge, #1)
The Emperor's Edge (The Emperor's Edge, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 15,822 ratings
16.
Homunculus (Narbondo, #2)
Homunculus (Narbondo, #2) 3.47 avg rating — 901 ratings
17.
The Steampunk Trilogy
The Steampunk Trilogy 3.36 avg rating — 1,058 ratings
18.
Jack Faust
Jack Faust 3.59 avg rating — 657 ratings
19.
Heart of Veridon (The Burn Cycle, #1)
Heart of Veridon (The Burn Cycle, #1)
by: Tim Akers
3.57 avg rating — 676 ratings
20.
Extraordinary Engines: The Definitive Steampunk Anthology
Extraordinary Engines: The Definitive Steampunk Anthology 3.58 avg rating — 740 ratings
21.
Mainspring (Clockwork Earth #1)
Mainspring (Clockwork Earth #1)
by: Jay Lake
3.21 avg rating — 2,184 ratings