quick genre question

[ritaxis]

Is it within genre bounds for a "steampunk" story to have its premise about agronomy, genetics, and urban forestry?

And for the era to be AU almost 1920?

Comments

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

Yes. Steampunk stories share a lot in terms of tone and outlook with pulp stories in general, so that works just fine overall. I think once you get into "The Twenties" (tm), that's a different era with a different feel, but just about anything between 1860 and WWI can count as "steampunk" and you can fudge the edges in either direction.