Eis & Dampf
#7083.70 adjusted 3.92 for sample size in the official ranking · full ranking
Books 2 books Status Complete 2013–2016 Reading commitment Low Judith C. Vogt, Christian Vogt Last reviewed 2026-11-06
Overview
Eis & Dampf (Ice and Steam) is a steampunk fantasy setting in which Judith C. Vogt and Christian Vogt wrote the novel Die zerbrochene Puppe, published in 2013 and described as a novel from the world of Eis & Dampf. It follows a widowed man who pursues the killers of his wife to Aesta, a floating city on an iceberg, carrying her porcelain doll. A sequel, Die verlorene Puppe, appeared in 2016. Die zerbrochene Puppe won the 2013 Deutscher Phantastik Preis for best German-language novel. Other titles in the Eis & Dampf setting, such as Eis und Dampf, are not core here.
Historical fantasy · For Adult
Core Canon: Reading Order (2 works) counts toward ranking
Die zerbrochene Puppe Judith C. Vogt, Christian Vogt
| Cover | Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Die zerbrochene Puppe; Listed as book 1 of Eis und Dampf; Uhrwerk-Verlag per LovelyBooks (Wikipedia gives Feder & Schwert, 2012) | 2013 | 1 | core | 3.67 (54 ratings) |
 | Die verlorene Puppe; Sequel per Wikipedia; ISBN taken from the Lesejury URL | 2016 | 2 | core | 3.85 (13 ratings) |
Steampunk fantasy duology by Judith and Christian Vogt set in the world of Eis & Dampf.
Quick answers
- How many books are in Eis & Dampf? Eis & Dampf's Core Canon is 2 books.
- What is the reading order for Eis & Dampf? Publication order, starting with Die zerbrochene Puppe. Full list and years in the Core Canon table above.
- Is Eis & Dampf finished? Complete (2013–2016).
- How much reading does Eis & Dampf take? Low reading commitment (estimated from 2 Core Canon books).
- How is Eis & Dampf ranked? #708 in this site's official ranking, based on 67 reader ratings across 2 Core Canon books. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #708?
Ranked #708 in the official ranking.
- Average reader rating of 3.70 across 2 core books.
- A smaller readership (67 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- 0.22 behind #707, Lalani of the Distant Sea.
- Below the top-10 average of 4.46.
Why explore this universe?
Rated · 2 books · Complete · 67 ratings · Ranks #708 overall
Good choice if you want a quick, low-commitment historical fantasy universe that's already finished, so there's no wait for the next book.
Reading order
Publication order (2 Core Canon books)
- Die zerbrochene Puppe (2013)
- Die verlorene Puppe (2016)
Documented internal/story chronology is recorded for every Core Canon book here, and matches publication order exactly, with no divergence to show separately.
Awards (verified)
- Deutscher Phantastik Preis (Best German-language novel), 2013: won: Die zerbrochene Puppe
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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 3.70 across 67 ratings on 2 Core Canon books. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: Canon Extension: 14 universes from the candidate register (Devil's Isle to El dimoni abans de nosaltres); 3 candidates ruled out accepted 2026-11-06
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- LovelyBooks - Die zerbrochene Puppe Tier 2
- Wikipedia: Judith C. Vogt Tier 2
- Lesejury - Die verlorene Puppe Tier 2
Last reviewed: 2026-11-06
Rule: Core Canon = Die zerbrochene Puppe (2013) and Die verlorene Puppe (2016).