The quality of writing also often lends a sense of realism and compassion to the narrative, so that those huddled masses become real. That's the fantasy I want to read.
I want to see more punk in the Steampunk, less ideological contentedness. It can be done well (just as medieval fantasy can) but I'm not sure I like the collection of tropes the subgenre is collecting. As for condescention, much of that is the way a lot of Steampunk present snaphots of the Victorian world, and a view of a static society.
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Date: 2011-09-01 08:38 pm (UTC)I want to see more punk in the Steampunk, less ideological contentedness. It can be done well (just as medieval fantasy can) but I'm not sure I like the collection of tropes the subgenre is collecting. As for condescention, much of that is the way a lot of Steampunk present snaphots of the Victorian world, and a view of a static society.