Recs if you like Leviathan...

SFF with worldbuilding that informs the plot, prose, characters, and underlying narrative in deeply meaningful, intentional, and complex ways, so much so that changing the world means changing the shape of the story itself. Or: worldbuilding that goes beyond simple set dressing and becomes a vehicle for the story and narrative. Always open to recs and suggestions! ❤️

Because Milo winter isn't the first to do so! Books and novels with illustrations have always existed! And I love seeing art peppered in through out a novel to get the extra boost as a reader. So here are novels with pretty illustrations in case you want that extra pizzazz in your books.

Steampunk is a fusion of our history (usually Victorian or western) and science fiction/fantasy with advance technology that runs on steam.

Dimension 20 on Dropout tv is the most recent D&D campaign with the intrepid hero’s & these are my book recs for the season!

steampunk, dinosaurs, time travel, oh my!

Books with maps or other helpful charts or illustrations, an offshoot of my Paper for the Win list.

Some monsters are so large they do not live in the sea; they ARE the sea. These are the ancient deities of the trench, the guardians of the underwater ruins, and the serpents that encircle the world. When they roll over in their sleep, the tsunamis follow. They are the law of the salt and the lords of the foam. We call them... the Tide-Lords

Steampunk is a genre typically set in the Victorian era, sometimes Edwardian area with elements of science fiction or fantasy. The key aspect of steampunk is the use of steam for innovations.

Sometimes the steampunk setting plays major roles in the story and plot, sometimes it is just the background setting.

(This list is a work in progress of collecting steampunk novels, I have more to add when I go through my shelves and finish reading the book steam punk FAQ, and suggestions are welcomed)

Everyone has a secret. Whether it's to hide from someone, advance in life, or bury their past, these protagonists or the people close to them have kept their true identities a secret. And something like that never comes back to haunt them, right?

Gritty labs, mutations, gene hacks, body mods and corporate owning DNA. That's biopunk.

Grab a lab coat, or perhaps, a strange liquid in a test tube, and get ready to explore dark, futuristic worlds driven by biotechnology, genetic engineering, and synthetic biology.

Never go wrong when you pick a book with one of these in it

Books that have a mysterious draw for people who might one day ✨have pronouns✨

A nostalgic collection of YA and middle grade books. Please feel free to suggest titles as well!

Books that almost made it: Series of Unfortunate Events: started in 1999 Harry Potter: started in 1997 (and f her) Redwall: started in 1995 Alanna/Immortals: started early 90s