My latest story is also set in a Spanish Steampunk universe, although this time the theme is Hispanic Ninjas! Sound weird? Probably, but over the years the Spanish, and Europeans in general, have borrowed heavily from Asia. Notably, paper, the printing press, gunpowder, the toothbrush, paper money, sunglasses, umbrellas (seriously, did Europe invent ANYTHING????) and of course martial arts! A good example, my Tae Kwon Do group is actually American Kang Duk Won, an American adaptation of Korean Tae Kwon Do. To me, it makes sense that an empire at the height of its power would see the utility of agents of espionage such as the Ninja and adopt the idea (with modifications) for their own use. In my story, these "ninja", called "Las Sombras de la Emperatriz", the Empress' Shadows, are the military elite of this alternative Spanish Empire and equipped with a very cool clockwork arsenal.
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Spanish Steampunk
The theme of Spanish Steampunk is still current. I recently wrote short story about a Spanish expedition to the Arctic that takes place in a steampunk universe. In it, a Hispanic adventurer heads up to the Arctic to test out a mechanical Arctic survival suit which freezes up and fails. Long after he dies, an intrepid Inuit named Anik discovers the suit and realizes at once what it is: a good luck charm from the spirit world! Another expedition soon arrives looking for their amigo and the experimental suit, and they're not too impressed with Anik's take on the situation.
The high Arctic is a beautiful, haunting and magical setting for a story and I have many more SF stories I've been working on that take place there.
My latest story is also set in a Spanish Steampunk universe, although this time the theme is Hispanic Ninjas! Sound weird? Probably, but over the years the Spanish, and Europeans in general, have borrowed heavily from Asia. Notably, paper, the printing press, gunpowder, the toothbrush, paper money, sunglasses, umbrellas (seriously, did Europe invent ANYTHING????) and of course martial arts! A good example, my Tae Kwon Do group is actually American Kang Duk Won, an American adaptation of Korean Tae Kwon Do. To me, it makes sense that an empire at the height of its power would see the utility of agents of espionage such as the Ninja and adopt the idea (with modifications) for their own use. In my story, these "ninja", called "Las Sombras de la Emperatriz", the Empress' Shadows, are the military elite of this alternative Spanish Empire and equipped with a very cool clockwork arsenal.
My latest story is also set in a Spanish Steampunk universe, although this time the theme is Hispanic Ninjas! Sound weird? Probably, but over the years the Spanish, and Europeans in general, have borrowed heavily from Asia. Notably, paper, the printing press, gunpowder, the toothbrush, paper money, sunglasses, umbrellas (seriously, did Europe invent ANYTHING????) and of course martial arts! A good example, my Tae Kwon Do group is actually American Kang Duk Won, an American adaptation of Korean Tae Kwon Do. To me, it makes sense that an empire at the height of its power would see the utility of agents of espionage such as the Ninja and adopt the idea (with modifications) for their own use. In my story, these "ninja", called "Las Sombras de la Emperatriz", the Empress' Shadows, are the military elite of this alternative Spanish Empire and equipped with a very cool clockwork arsenal.
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