6 ms·It is not 'hit or miss'. It is the first, and still the best, steampunk novel. It defined the genre.by mordant 7y agoIt is not 'hit or miss'. It is the first, and still the best, steampunk novel. It defined the genre.aaaaa 7y agoagree with youFinnucane 7y agoThat is not correct. Blaylock's the Digging Leviathan predates it by several years.