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oh man...
Gail Carrier's Parasol Protectorate series
Most of Jules Verne's work
League of Extraordinarily Gentlemen (its a Graphic Novel now I think.)
There's also this link to the 12 best steampunk novels http://www.flashlightworthybooks.com/Best-Steampunk-Books/403
and this little reading list as well http://wisb.blogspot.com/2009/01/steampunk-reading-list.html
its a start anyway.