Meaning of sandalpunk | Babel Free

Definitions

A subgenre of speculative fiction, based on the technology and society of the Iron Age, especially the Roman Empire.

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“Do you have⟳ something against sandalpunk or something? If you don't like⟳ that, try⟳ some Bacon. Roger Bacon, that is.”

“I've been planning out a sort⟳ of sandalpunk-leading-to-steampunk alternate history setting for a while, but I've not yet gotten to a satisfactory level of detail or plausibility to do anything but the most basic story-idea-outlining in it.”

“The specificity of steampunk's Victorian setting, particular in light⟳ of the relative presence and notoriety of steampunk vis-à-vis similar subgenres set⟳ in other time periods ('clockpunk' or 'sailpunk' set⟳ in the Renaissance, such as Paul McAuley's Pasquale's Angel; 'sandalpunk,' set⟳ in a technologically innovative ancient world; 'dieselpunk,' 'stonepunk,' etc.) argues for the importance to the present⟳ of shifts in technological culture that took place⟳ during the Victorian era.”

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