Steampunk? Did someone say...steampunk??

Perhaps it was the general atmosphere of the place, or the preponderance of 'unnatural' elements that had plagued this quest, but I was more than a bit anxious as I stepped out onto the upper deck....


I absolutely love, love, love Victorian adventure fiction. I love science fiction. I love clever mashups. I love satire and self-parody. I love good photography. That's why I am completely enraptured by the steampunk extravaganza Professor Fumolatro and The Veritas League, put together by my friend Larry and his esteemed colleagues. It's a photo-novel, and it's gorgeous, and complex, and very funny.

The link I've posted takes you to the oldest photos in the Flickr set that comprises the novel. Start at the last one and read forward. A tip from me: while you must read the photo captions and the comments to follow the story, don't worry about all the hyperlinks embedded in each entry as you go. You can come back and sweep them up later. Just go with the main story, enjoy it, and only then go back for another look at all the rich layering and world-building they've done.