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Tout le steampunk !

Name: Tout le steampunk !
Rating: 4.25 (8 reviews)
Author: Étienne Barillier

Étienne Barillier

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Imaginez un passé qui aurait pu être ! Un XIXe siècle victorien soudain théâtre de l’affrontement de robots gigantesques propulsés grâce à la vapeur, des gentlemen magiciens luttant contre des créatures maléfiques — le steampunk c’est cela et encore bien d’autres folies, des rouages, du cuivre, des dirigeables, tout un imaginaire populaire entièrement revisité et réinventé, dans une étourdissante relecture des œuvres de Jules Verne et de H. G. Wells. Une nouvelle esthétique du « rétro-futur » prend son envol !
Sous la plume des meilleurs spécialistes du genre, vous saurez tout du steampunk, dans un beau livre qui s’impose comme la référence ultime sur le sujet.

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