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Perdido Street Station is one of those works that was given the Steampunk label, but depending on how narrow of a definition you like to use for yourself, you may find it to be too far afield. For instance, the world of this book is pure fiction, no alternative future here. Several different species of sentient beings in addition to boring old humans populate the story. Some are insectile, others are cactus-like. As well as 7-foot tall bird people and these amphibious folks who can control water. These different races all live together, but separately, in a huge industrial city. The setting serves as a great lens through which to approach some of the problems in the Victorian era with xenophobia. […]
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