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Timeless (The Parasol Protectorate, Book 5)

Timeless (The Parasol Protectorate, Book 5)

March 16, 2012 by Drew

The Short Version: Things have, comparatively, settled down for Lady Alexia Maccon.  She’s still living in a vampire’s third closet and her daughter is, well, her mother’s child – but no one has tried to kill her in a while, so things are relatively calm.  But a summons from Alexandria’s vampire queen – the oldest vampire in existence – and a dead werewolf send things predictably into disarray.  The entire supporting cast comes together and presents the most revealing (and […]

Categories: Fantasy, Fiction • Tags: Alexia Tarabotti, Fantasy, Fiction, Gail Carriger, Steampunk, The Parasol Protectorate, Timeless

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heartless

Heartless (The Parasol Protectorate, Book 4)

June 28, 2011 by Drew

The Short Version: Alexia Tarabotti, returned to her place in society and in the Woolsey Pack, is eight months pregnant.  This does not stop the vampires from trying to kill her, someone unknown from trying to kill the queen, and life from being altogether stressful for a Lady of her sort. Then, over the course of a fateful night, the balance of supernatural power in England is shifted dramatically… The Review:  I don’t want to say more in the summary […]

Categories: Fantasy, Fiction • Tags: Fantasy, Fiction, Gail Carriger, Heartless, Steampunk, The Parasol Protectorate

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blameless

Blameless (The Parasol Protectorate, Book 3)

March 19, 2011 by Drew

The Short Version: Having been accused of infidelity by her werewolf husband, Alexia Maccon has quit her husband’s house and fled to her parents.  Finding this to be a completely untenable arrangement, she accepts Lord Akeldama’s invitation to stay with him.  Upon arrival, however, she finds that he (and his drones) have quit his London house.  Trying to find answers to her “infant-inconvenience”, she embarks upon a trek across Europe and ends up in the hands of the Templars.  Meanwhile, […]

Categories: Fantasy, Fiction • Tags: Blameless, Fiction, Gail Carriger, Steampunk, The Parasol Protectorate

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Changeless

Changeless (The Parasol Protectorate, Book 2)

February 7, 2011 by Drew

The Short Version: Alexia Tarabotti, now Lady Maccon, doesn’t have a soul and is married to a werewolf.  Being preternatural, she is thought to be the only thing that can remove the supernatural aspects of a human vampire/werewolf/ghost – but a sudden mass humanization in London sets everyone to wondering what – or who – could also have that power on a large scale.  Lord Maccon takes this terribly inopportune moment to unexpectedly leave for Scotland.  Alexia, annoyed by this, […]

Categories: Fantasy, Fiction • Tags: Changeless, Fantasy, Fiction, Gail Carriger, Steampunk, The Parasol Protectorate

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Soulless (The Parasol Protectorate, Book 1)

October 17, 2010 by Drew

A number of individuals of my close acquaintance tease me for my proclivity for buying books based largely on their covers.  I can’t say I blame them – after all, we’re taught “not to judge a book by its cover” and all that.  (I’m actually writing an essay about this right now, perhaps to submit to The Morning News…) Yet I do it, and often.  Rarely am I disappointed, which is a good thing.  This book, for example, was one whose […]

Categories: Fantasy, Fiction • Tags: Fantasy, Fiction, Gail Carriger, Soulless, Steampunk, The Parasol Protectorate

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