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Great Science-Fiction & Fantasy Works
Science-fiction & fantasy literature: a critical list with discussions.
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This is a brief discussion of K. W. Jeter and, of course, of some speculative-fiction books by Jeter.
This discussion and list does not necessarily include every book by Jeter: it includes only those books that I both know and like. Just as with the author list itself, omission of a particular item may mean I didn’t think highly enough of the omitted item, or it may simply mean that I have not yet sufficient familiarity with it. (In a very few cases, I have listed some books merely on the strength of my opinion of the author: all such books are clearly marked below, as throughout these lists, with a hash mark (#) before the title so you know what’s what.)
I don’t pretend that this discussion is a deep analysis. My intent is no more than to give you a rough idea of what kinds of tales Jeter tells, how those tales are usually told, and what makes them and Jeter worthy; in sum, to help you rank K. W. Jeter (and the works by Jeter listed here) on your personal literary “to do” list.
A Few Words About K. W. Jeter
Regrettably, I have not yet had an opportunity to write an essay on this author, but the “Other Resources” section below will lead you to some information about the “Notable Books” listed farther down this page.
For a guy who keeps notable company (James Blaylock, Tim Powers) and who apparently invented both the phrase and the corresponding sub-genre “steampunk”, Jeter is not much resourced on the web. Of pages not specific to any one book, there are but a few. Perhaps the foremost is the ever-useful The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Jeter, K. W. entry. There is also an only mildly useful 1998 Jeter mini-bio available. And that’s about it: everything else is either one-off book reviews or interviews.
Of the numerous one-off individual-book reviews around, many are about his many franchise-series novels (alphabetically, Alien Nation, Blade Runner, Star Trek, and Star Wars—everybody has bills to pay), many of which, surprisingly, are not well-liked within the franchises’ respective fandoms. Anyway, for such individual book reviews, Google Is Your Friend.
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