Flintlock Fantasy
Is there already such a thing as “flintlock fantasy”? Or did I inadvertantly create the sub-genre with the release of Gunwitch: A Tale of the King’s Coven? (Though, if I created the sub-genre, it won’t technically exist until I finish and release the sequel.)I’m betting it’s already out there, and not just in the form of RPG’s and tabletop wargames like the Iron Kingdoms or WarMachine by Privateer Press. (And I will not deny that my Iron Kingdoms RPG campaigns were a big influence on Gunwitch. Dig a bit through the session logs and you can find the first appearance of one Rosalind Bainbridge.)
If anyone can suggest examples, I’d love to read ‘em. Especially if the protagonist is a woman with magic and a gun. Because, as I’ve said before, I love women with guns. 
-David
Zac said,
December 6, 2011 @ 7:06 pm
-For ‘Flintlock Fantasy’, the common progenitor is Stephen Hunt. According to his P.R. people and book cover endorsements, that is. However, the Final Fantasy video games beat a lot of people to the punch there.
As for books i’ve actually read, i just got done reading a book called ‘Boneshaker’ or ‘Boneblender’, something like that, that was a fusion of steampunk and women with guns. Not completely in the area you are referring to, but at least brushing up against the sub-genre.
Regardless of the history, keep doin’ what yer doin’.
Zac
DavidRM said,
December 7, 2011 @ 1:34 pm
Should’ve known I’m not *that* original. =)
I’ll have to check out Stephen Hunt.
-David