G.D. Falksen

About Mr. Falksen
Geoffrey D. Falksen (born July 31, 1982), is an American author, well known for his work in the steampunk and science fiction genres.

Writing/ Career
In 2008, Falksen's steampunk work began to grow in popularity. His work includes several short stories set in his "Cities of Ether" setting,[1]  as well as the adventure stories "An Unfortunate Engagement" and "The Mask of Tezcatlipoca," featured in Steampunk Tales;[2]  His work has also appeared in the Footprints and Steampunk Reloaded anthologies.[3] [4]  His debut novel, Blood in the Skies, was published by Wildside Press in July 2011; it is the first in a planned series entitled The Hellfire Chronicles, and is accompanied by a concurrently released soundtrack consisting of music from various steampunk artists.

He writes a blog for science fiction website Tor.com on various topics including reviews, social issues, and current events. He has also written essays for the programs of several Steampunk-themed events, including the Steampunk Art Exhibition at the Museum of the History of Science at Oxford[5] and the Nova Albion Steampunk Exhibition.

His large number of articles on the genre have garnered mainstream attention:[6]  The Chap Magazine dubbed him "America's authority on the movement"[7]  in one of their discussions of Steampunk, Marie Claire Italy described him as "a specialist in this field,"[8]  and Papermag has called him "the unofficial face of Steampunk."[9]  His opinions on the genre are frequently quoted in discussions of steampunk in a variety of publications such asCRN,[10]  Bizarre Mag,[11]  and local-interest sites.[12] ==Bibliography<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] == ===The Ouroboros Cycle<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] === ===The Hellfire Chronicles<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] === ===The Cities of Ether<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] === ===Serials and short fiction<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] === ===Nonfiction<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] ===
 * 1) The Ouroboros Cycle Book One: A Monster’s Coming-Of-Age Story
 * 1) Blood In The Skies
 * 2) Ash On The Wind (Forthcoming)
 * 3) Fire In The Storm (Forthcoming)
 * "Sofia Athanatos" (The Willows Magazine, November 2007)
 * "The Strange Case of the All-Seeing Ear" (The Willows Magazine, serialized 2007-2008)
 * "The Strange Case of Mr. Salad Monday" (Tor.com, October 2009); reprinted in Steampunk II: Steampunk Reloaded (ed. Ann VanderMeer and Jeff VanderMeer, Tachyon Publications, November 2010)
 * "Cinema U" in The Immersion Book of Steampunk (ed. Gareth Jones and Carmelo Rafala, Immersion Press; August 2011)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="line-height:1em;white-space:nowrap;">[dated info]
 * "An Unfortunate Engagement" Parts 1-4 in Steampunk Magazine (2007–2008)
 * "An Unfortunate Engagement" Parts 5-9 in Steampunk Tales (2009–2012)
 * "The Mask of Tezcatlipoca" Parts 1-5 in Steampunk Tales (2009–2012)
 * "In the Footsteps of Giants" in "Footprints" (ed. Jay Lake and Eric T. Reynolds, Hadley Rille Books, July 2009) (ISBN 0981924395)
 * "Steampunk Fashion" (EgoPHobia #21, 2008)
 * "The Rules Of Steampunk Style" (The Chap Issue 43, February 2009)
 * “Steampunk 101” (Tor.com, October 2009); reprinted in The Art of Steampunk (Art Donovan, Fox Chapel Publishing, August 2011) (ISBN 1565235738)
 * "The world is not enough...but it is such a perfect place to start" (Tor.com, October 2009)
 * "The Steampunk Cold War" (Tor.com, October 2009)
 * "The Steampunk Office" (Tor.com, October 2009)
 * "Spy-fi is just around the corner" (Tor.com, November 2009)
 * "From Wonderland with Love: Spy-fi and Mod themes in Syfy’s Alice" (Tor.com, December 2009)
 * "Steampunk and History" (Tor.com, October 2010)
 * "The Tesla Tragedy" (Tor.com, October 2010)
 * "The Steampunk Civil War" (Tor.com, October 2010)
 * "The Nightmare of the Absurd: Terry Gilliam’s Brazil" (Tor.com, April 2011)
 * Contributor to The Steampunk Bible (Jeff VanderMeer and S. J. Chambers, Abrams Image, May 2011)