Spinning is so much cooler than not spinning.

So yesterday I picked up a new book that I must admit just by the title alone had me in stitches. With all these "vampire romance" books floating around these days (due to True Blood and the Twilight series no doubt). I see that this particular craze has washed out people's perception of what vampires should really be.


But I'm not talking about vampires here when I talk about the book I mention earlier in this entry. No, I'm talking about something (monsters) that a person would never think to attach to romance novel. In a word? Zombies. No, I'm not talking about zombie-slaying couples (even though it's hot as hell, especially when Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet did it near the end of P&P&Z). I'm talking about couples where at least one of them is a zombie! The book's name (well anthology really) "My Zombie Valentine" I had to buy it. And now that I'm finished with "Jane Bites Back" and "Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters" is on hold temporarily I thought I'd tackle Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (well the more recent edition that had 30% more zombie mayhem. I've read the original version. Now I finally have the chance to conquer the deluxe version) The book is so yummy looking. Then I'll attack "My Zombie Valentine" before moving on to finish SSSM.


Also it occurred to me that I think I should very much like steampunk romances should they ever be as popular as vampire romance. I've a feeling that a change is in the air and soon, well hopefully, that steampunk romances should soon overtake romance section in bookstores. Maybe even (again I'm hoping because I love the concept) outnumbering vampire romances altogether (although I should be very put out if Stephenie Meyer ever writes one) Stick to your cannibalistic mermaids (called siryns or sirens of all things *eyeroll*) or your blood sucking fairies but keep you distance from what I hope may be the next hot thing in romance novels.


Now that I think on it I thin a steampunk retelling of Pride and Prejudice, either on page or on screen may be the boost it needs to give the genre a lift! (No I'm not counting Android Karenina or SSSM as SP because for the most part SSSM isn't and AK isn't even released yet!


I know there's a good number of steampunk novels already but how many of theme are genuine romance novels? Hmmm? I hope the idea/genre catches on quick!


A few random links (yes I'm bored):

Steampunk Wiki entry

Brassgoggles blog

Welcome to Steampunk

The case for Steampunk Romance

Steampunk & Cyberpunk Romances: Call For Submissions

Interview with Katie MacAlister, Author of STEAMED

Steampunk Needs a Shot of—Wait for It—Romance


A small list of "steampunk"-ish movies I've seen (* marking the ones which leave no room for doubt):

Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Atlantis: The Lost Empire*
Wild Wild West*
Brothers Grimm
Sleepy Hollow
Stardust (Come on it's got a flying pirate ship...that collects lightening bolts to sell!)
Van Helsing*
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen*
Tin Man (SciFi mini-series)
Back to the Future 3 (to an extent)

After hours of frustration and hair-pulling, on both occupants behalf. I've finally made my first order since I've had to remove Mom's credit card this past December (due to the fact that someone in New York tried to use my Mother's credit card # tr a Radio Shack to charge $1,300 worth of stuff on a card with a $1,000 limit! Fortunately enough for her it didn't go through but it was enough of a scare for her to tell me to remove her cc # on my Amazon and iTunes accounts (for which I can only use gift cards now)

Anyway the point is that I turned in a bunch of change I had saved to a coinstar machine in order to get a Amazon gift certificate (those suckers are hard to find elsewhere) to pay for a few things I've had my eyes on for a while:


"Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance - Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem!"
Jane Austen & Seth Grahame-Smith - $10.15


"Tank Girl: Original Soundtrack from the United Artists Film"
Various Artists - $7.99

"Battlestar Galactica: Season 3"
Bear McCreary -$14.49 (Woo! I can't wait when Season 4 is released. Although, this'll be the first one I'll own.)


Now I have owned the Tank Girl soundtrack before years ago. 1995 to be exact It was one of my most beloved cassettes ever ...(next to the New Kids that is) and when I outgrew cassette players and found my love of CD players (fun fact my first music CD ever was the soundtrack to "D2: The Mighty Ducks" which I have since, sadly, lost.) It is next to impossible to find most of the music featured on this soundtrack (as I have found out since last night) I had only ever seen the soundtrack for sale by second hand retailers and 99.9% of the time it was more than I could afford so when I saw it last night on Amazon for $7.99. I knew I had to pounce while they still had them or I knew that the chance of ever finding them again could be slim.

While I was at it I also order two things I'd been coveting. P&P&Z (I'm a fan of both....or at least Resident Evil movies) and I wanted it badly enough. I mean Who, out of curiosity, would not want to read what is essentially The Sisters Bennett: Zombie Slayers? *cackles*

And the last? Well I trust I need no explanation there...


Also I have bought, on DVD the whole Moonlight series. I hope to buy on Friday the AU Star Trek collection, If for no other reason than the fact I love seeing my boys Sisco, O'Brien and Bashir in old school Trek uniform for their "Trouble with Tribbles role (Ohhh goodness I love them so) And for the Record Enterprise and DS9 are tied for First, favorite Treks, with TNG as a distant second spot.


Speaking of trek I can't wait for the new movie. Especially Karl Urban as Boned *drools* I've had a soft spot for that boy ever since he played Cupid and Caeser in Hercules and Xena respectively. My GOD I loved him as Eomer and he was the ONLY reason I bought that God Awful Ghost Ship. Oww! What a cruel way to go. *squick* (although the opening sequence was both horrifying and cool all at once)