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• Charlie Stross commented on Apology
  I second Ian McKenzie's suggestion of "Merchants and Empire", assuming that at least some of this takes place in the pseudo-steampunk of world 3. Remember one of the themes of the series is economic development traps? They weren't terribly steampunk to start with: they had heavier-than-air aircraft, electromechanical computers, and an early-stages nuclear weapons program. And now they've had 17 years, a paratime espionage service, and an even stronger incentive to play catch-up than the Meiji Restoration (which was, crudely, "develop fast or the folks with the Black Ships will invade and subjugate you"). Nope, no steampunk here. Atompunk, maybe...
• Dave P commented on Apology
  Hmm, Atompunk. I like it! I'm picturing the 1950s of the sci-fi films of the time combined with the weird enthusiasm for all things "atomic" and "space" (especially vehicles with big fins)....
• Gotanda commented on Apology
  Atompunk puts me in mind of some Golden Age and so onto "The Gruinmarkt Continuum" as a new series sub that could even have sub-subs like "Gruinmarkt Continuum: Merchant Princes" "Gruinmarkt Continuum: Cheney's Children" etc....
• paws4thot commented on Apology
  I'm startign to wonder if the real reason that "Miriam" was fired from the magazine back in book 1 was that she wasn't actually very good at her job? ;)...
• Michael V commented on Apology
  The Trenchant Princes...