Books
A Toute Vapeur !
Editions ActuSF – 2026
An exploration of Steampunk, its history, ideas and contemporary forms.
Le Guide Steampunk
Editions ActuSF – 20
A practical guide to the Steampunk movement, its culture, aesthetics and communities.
La France Steampunk
Editions Mnemos – 2015
A Steampunk novel set in post 1871 France and illustrated by photos of french steampunks.
Forwords
- Contes de l’Ouest – Bruno Sotty, Banquises et Comètes, 2025
- Objectif Mars – Camille Flammarion, Banquises et Comètes, 2023
- Les 500 millions de la Bégum – Jules Verne, Banquises et Comètes, 2023
Articles & Essay
I have written extensively about Steampunk, retrofuturism, speculative fiction and nineteenth-century culture for French-language publications and cultural media.
My articles explore subjects ranging from the history of Steampunk and its literary roots to contemporary representations of technology, exploration and the future.
“De l’autre côté du miroir : Le Paris des Mystères”
with Étienne Barillier
Fiction, no. 19, 2014, pp. 48–59.
“Le costume Steampunk”
In Étienne Barillier (ed.), Mythologica, no. 3, 2014, pp. 153–156.
“Vivement demain que tout soit comme hier ! La retromania en question”
Fiction, no. 16, 2013, pp. 240–250.
“Les communautés ‘Retro-Futur’ de la toile”
In Raphaël Colson (ed.), Retro-futur, Demain s’est déjà produit !, 2012, pp. 346–355.
“Steampunk, daguerréotype d’une sous-culture”
In Bertrand Campeis (ed.), Présence d’esprit, no. 72, 2012.
Conferences & Talks
I have been giving talks and lectures in France and internationally since 2013, exploring speculative fiction, Neo-Victorianism, historical imaginaries and Steampunk.
Selected talks
The Weird West — Centre de l’Imaginaire Arthurien, Brittany, France, 2025
The Steampunk Villains — EvilExpo, New York, USA, 2019
Steampunk Music and the French Steampunk Scene — Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln, UK, 2017
Steampunk and Architecture — Université Catholique de Louvain, Faculty of Architecture, Tournai, Belgium, 2017
Discovering Steampunk — Maison Jules Verne, Amiens, France, 2013
Current Research
Alongside my published work, I am currently developing academic research in English and Anglophone literature.
My research interests include:
Victorian Literature
Travel & Exploration Writing
Representations of Alterity
Speculative Fiction
Gothic & Popular Literature
The Literary Imagination of the Unknown
I am particularly interested in the ways nineteenth-century literature transforms scientific knowledge, exploration and encounters with unfamiliar cultures into narratives of imagination.
Academic Work
Master’s Research — English & Anglophone Literature
Current research projects explore nineteenth-century literature, travel writing, exploration and speculative fiction.
Selected academic work, papers and research notes will be published here as the projects develop.