"Frank Reade and His Steam Horse" by Luis Senarens is a thrilling science fiction adventure set in the Victorian era, showcasing the pioneering spirit of inventor Frank Reade and his remarkable mechanical marvel, the Steam Horse. Senarens' narrative bursts with innovation as Reade explores uncharted territories and pushes the boundaries of technology with his steam-powered inventions. As an inventor ahead of his time, Reade embodies the spirit of exploration and ingenuity, using his mechanical prowess to navigate daring adventures and embark on groundbreaking journeys. Through Senarens' vivid storytelling, readers are transported to a world where invention and exploration go hand in hand, where steam-powered contraptions propel characters to new heights of discovery. Amidst the excitement of adventure, Senarens also delves into the moral implications of Reade's innovations, raising questions about the responsibilities that come with technological advancement. Through the lens of his fictional character, Senarens offers readers a captivating exploration of the intersection between invention, exploration, and ethics in a rapidly changing world. "Frank Reade and His Steam Horse" is a captivating blend of adventure, science fiction, and innovation, showcasing the limitless possibilities of human ingenuity and the thrill of exploration in an era defined by technological advancement.

A revealing study of the connections between nineteenth-century technological fiction and American religious faith. In Gears and God: Technocratic Fiction, Faith, and Empire in Mark Twain’s America, Nathaniel Williams analyzes the genre of technology-themed exploration novels—dime novel adventure stories featuring steam-powered and electrified robots, airships, and submersibles. This genre proliferated during the same cultural moment when evolutionary science was dismantling Americans’ prevailing, biblically based understanding of human history. While their heyday occurred in the late 1800s, technocratic adventure novels like Twain’s A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court inspired later fiction about science and technology. Similar to the science fiction plotlines of writers like Jules Verne and H. Rider Haggard, and anticipating the adventures of Tom Swift some decades later, these novels feature Americans using technology to visit and seize control of remote locales, a trait that has led many scholars to view them primarily as protoimperialist narratives. Their legacy, however, is more complicated. As they grew in popularity, such works became as concerned with the preservation of a fraught Anglo-Protestant American identity as they were with spreading that identity across the globe. Many of these novels frequently assert the Bible’s authority as a historical source. Collectively, such stories popularized the notion that technology and travel might essentially “prove” the Bible’s veracity—a message that continues to be deployed in contemporary debates over intelligent design, the teaching of evolution in public schools, and in reality TV shows that seek historical evidence for biblical events. Williams argues that these fictions performed significant cultural work, and he consolidates evidence from the novels themselves, as well as news articles, sermons, and other sources of the era, outlining and mapping the development of technocratic fiction.

The greatest steam inventor of his age, the most brutal bandit the Far West has ever seen. Can Frank Reade Junior's brilliant new Steam Man rescue the damsel? Find out in Luis Senarens' celebrated 1892 classic.

This encyclopedic guide to the American dime novel contains over 1,200 entries on serial publications, major writers and editors, publishers, and major characters, fiction genres, themes, and locales. An introduction provides a brief history of the dime novel. A discussion of dime novel scholarship includes a selected directory of libraries and museums with significant collections of dime novels. An appendix contains a publishing chronology of the more than 300 serial publications, and a selected bibliography suggests further reading. This comprehensive reference will appeal to popular culture scholars and to dime novel collectors. As an important research tool, entries are cross-referenced throughout. An index is included.

Alternate Worlds was first published in 1975 and became an instant classic, winning a Hugo award. This third edition brings the history of science fiction up to date, covering developments over the past forty years--a period that has seen the advent of technologies only imagined in the genre's Golden Age. As a literature of change, science fiction has become ever more meaningful, presaging dangers to humanity and, as Alvin Toffler wrote, guarding against "the premature arrival of the future." The world has begun to recognize science fiction in many different ways, incorporating its elements in products, visual media and huge conventions.

In this volume the author describes more than 3000 short stories, novels, and plays with science fiction elements, from earliest times to 1930. He includes imaginary voyages, utopias, Victorian boys' books, dime novels, pulp magazine stories, British scientific romances and mainstream work with science fiction elements. Many of these publications are extremely rare, surviving in only a handful of copies, and most of them have never been described before.

Luis Senarens' thrilling novel, 'Frank Reade, Jr., With His New Steam Man in Central America', showcases a fascinating mix of science fiction and adventure. Set against the backdrop of Central America, Senarens' literary style is characterized by fast-paced action, vivid descriptions, and an imaginative portrayal of futuristic technology. Written in the late 19th century, this book provides a unique insight into the era's fascination with steam-powered inventions and exploration of uncharted territories. The engaging narrative will captivate readers with its blend of excitement and creativity. Senarens' work stands out as a precursor to the science fiction genre, influencing many future authors in the field. His ability to blend scientific innovation with thrilling escapades makes this book a standout in the literary canon. Readers interested in early science fiction and tales of daring exploits will find 'Frank Reade, Jr., With His New Steam Man in Central America' a thrilling and enlightening read.

First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.