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== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
''Resurrection Engines'' is an anthology of steampunk and alternate timeline retelling and reimaginings of classic fiction tales.  
''Resurrection Engines'' is an anthology of steampunk and alternate timeline retelling and reimaginings of classic fiction tales.


== Stories ==
== Stories ==
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[[File:Resurrection Engines wraparound cover.jpg|thumb|220x220px|The full cover.]]
[[File:Resurrection Engines wraparound cover.jpg|thumb|220x220px|The full cover.]]
* Each of the stories is based on individual stories, or the collected works of a particular author:
* Each of the stories is based on individual stories, or the collected works of a particular author:
** ''Robin Hood and the Eater of Worlds'' is based on [[Robin Hood]];  
** ''Robin Hood and the Eater of Worlds'' is based on [[Robin Hood]];
** ''The Great Steam Time Machine'' is based on ''[[The Time Machine]]'';
** ''The Great Steam Time Machine'' is based on ''[[The Time Machine]]'';
** ''Journey to the Centre of the Moon'' is based on ''Journey to the Centre of the Earth'';  
** ''Journey to the Centre of the Moon'' is based on ''Journey to the Centre of the Earth'';
** ''The Crime of the Ancient Mariner'' is based on the ''Rime of the Ancient Mariner'';
** ''The Crime of the Ancient Mariner'' is based on the ''Rime of the Ancient Mariner'';
** ''She-Who-Thinks-For-Herself'' is based on the works of H. Rider Haggard;  
** ''She-Who-Thinks-For-Herself'' is based on the works of H. Rider Haggard;
** [[Talented Witches (short story)|''Talented Witches'']] is based on ''[[Wuthering Heights]]'';
** [[Talented Witches (short story)|''Talented Witches'']] is based on ''[[Wuthering Heights]]'';
** ''Silver Selene'' is based on the works of Wilkie Collins;
** ''Silver Selene'' is based on the works of Wilkie Collins;
**''There Leviathan'' is based on ''[[Moby Dick]]'';
** ''There Leviathan'' is based on ''[[Moby Dick]]'';
** ''White Fangoria'' is based on ''White Fang'';  
** ''White Fangoria'' is based on ''White Fang'';
** ''The God of All Machines'' is based on ''The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde'';  
** ''The God of All Machines'' is based on ''The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde'';
** ''The Island of Peter Pandora'' is based on ''[[Peter Pan]]'';
** ''The Island of Peter Pandora'' is based on ''[[Peter Pan]]'';
** ''Fairest of them All'' is based on ''[[Snow White|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]'';
** ''Fairest of them All'' is based on ''[[Snow White|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]'';
** ''The Ghost of Christmas Sideways'' is based on ''[[A Christmas Carol]]'';
** ''The Ghost of Christmas Sideways'' is based on ''[[A Christmas Carol]]'';
** ''The Soul-Eater of Raveloe'' is based on ''Silas Marner'';
** ''The Soul-Eater of Raveloe'' is based on ''Silas Marner'';
** ''Tidewrack Medusa'' is based on [[Treasure Island|''Treasure Island'']].
** ''Tidewrack Medusa'' is based on [[Treasure Island|''Treasure Island'']].
[[File:Resurrection Engines original cover.jpg|thumb|337x337px|The original cover.]]
[[File:Resurrection Engines original cover.jpg|thumb|337x337px|The original cover.]]
* On the ''Resurrection Engines'' page on the Snowbooks website, the anthology is said to have ''sixteen'' stories. However, there are actually only fifteen stories in the published book. The seemingly missing story was a reinterpretation of ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'' by Lavie Tidhar<ref>Cover of the book, ''[https://www.snowbooks.com/books/resurrection-engines/ Resurrection Engines]'', on the Snowbooks Ltd website</ref>.
* On the ''Resurrection Engines'' page on the Snowbooks website, the anthology is said to have ''sixteen'' stories. However, there are actually only fifteen stories in the published book. The seemingly missing story was a reinterpretation of ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'' by Lavie Tidhar<ref>Cover of the book, ''[https://www.snowbooks.com/books/resurrection-engines/ Resurrection Engines]'', on the Snowbooks Ltd website</ref>.
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== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
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[[Category:Iris Wildthyme anthologies]]
[[Category:Iris Wildthyme anthologies]]
[[Category:2012 anthologies]]
[[Category:2012 anthologies]]

Revision as of 02:25, 4 September 2020

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Resurrection Engines was a 2012 anthology published by Snowbooks Ltd. Although many of its contributors were established writers of Doctor Who media, Paul Magrs' contribution was the only one to make use of a Doctor Who license, being a fully fledged Iris Wildthyme short story.

Publisher's summary

Resurrection Engines is an anthology of steampunk and alternate timeline retelling and reimaginings of classic fiction tales.

Stories

Title Author
The Soul-Eater of Raveloe Alison Littlewood
Journey to the Centre of the Moon Alan K Baker
She-Who-Thinks-For-Herself Juliet E McKenna
The Great Steam Time Machine Brian Herbert & Bruce Taylor
Silver Selene Philip Palmer
White Fangoria Roland Moore
The God of All Machines Scott Harrison
The Crime of the Ancient Mariner Adam Roberts
There Leviathan Jonathan Green
The Island of Peter Pandora Kim Lakin-Smith
The Ghost of Christmas Sideways Simon Bucher-Jones
Talented Witches Paul Magrs
Fairest of them All Cavan Scott
Tidewrack Medusa Rachel E Pollock
Robin Hood and the Eater of Worlds Jim Mortimore

Notes

The full cover.
  • Each of the stories is based on individual stories, or the collected works of a particular author:
    • Robin Hood and the Eater of Worlds is based on Robin Hood;
    • The Great Steam Time Machine is based on The Time Machine;
    • Journey to the Centre of the Moon is based on Journey to the Centre of the Earth;
    • The Crime of the Ancient Mariner is based on the Rime of the Ancient Mariner;
    • She-Who-Thinks-For-Herself is based on the works of H. Rider Haggard;
    • Talented Witches is based on Wuthering Heights;
    • Silver Selene is based on the works of Wilkie Collins;
    • There Leviathan is based on Moby Dick;
    • White Fangoria is based on White Fang;
    • The God of All Machines is based on The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde;
    • The Island of Peter Pandora is based on Peter Pan;
    • Fairest of them All is based on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs;
    • The Ghost of Christmas Sideways is based on A Christmas Carol;
    • The Soul-Eater of Raveloe is based on Silas Marner;
    • Tidewrack Medusa is based on Treasure Island.
The original cover.
  • On the Resurrection Engines page on the Snowbooks website, the anthology is said to have sixteen stories. However, there are actually only fifteen stories in the published book. The seemingly missing story was a reinterpretation of Alice in Wonderland by Lavie Tidhar[1].

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Cover of the book, Resurrection Engines, on the Snowbooks Ltd website
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