The creators of the Steampunk Bible have a lot to celebrate as they’ve been nominated for a Hugo Award in the Best Related Work category. Discussing the award on their official website, the writers remark…

“Oh my Cogs! It was announced last night that The Steam­punk Bible is a Hugo nom­i­nee for Best Related Work. In his col­umn for Amazon.com’s Omnivo­ra­cious, Jeff writes about the announce­ment, including a list of all the nom­i­nees and reac­tions from S. J. and one of the Camp­bell award final­ists Karen Lord.”

The Hugo Awards are awards for excellence in the field of science fiction and fantasy. They were first awarded in 1953, and have been awarded every year since 1955. The awards are run by and voted on by fans.

The Steampunk Bible focuses, of course, on Steam­punk - a graft­ing of Vic­to­rian aes­thetic and punk rock atti­tude onto var­i­ous forms of science-fiction culture. A phe­nom­e­non that has come to influ­ence film, lit­er­a­ture, art, music, fash­ion, and more. Steam­punk evokes a sense of adven­ture and dis­cov­ery, and embraces extinct tech­nolo­gies as a way of talk­ing about the future. This ulti­mate man­ual appeals to afi­ciona­dos and novices alike as author Jeff Van­der-Meer takes the reader on a wild ride through the clock­work cor­ri­dors of Steam­punk his­tory.

While reading the Bible, be sure to keep an eye out for friend and regular Symposium attendee Captain Anthony LaGrange of Airship Archon.