Soulless: Book 1 of The Parasol Protectorate - Softcover

Carriger, Gail

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841499722 ISBN 13: 9781841499727

Publisher: Orbit, 2010

Synopsis

Alexia Tarabotti is labouring under a great many social tribulations. First, she has no soul. Second, she's a spinster whose father is both Italian and dead. Third, she was rudely attacked by a vampire, breaking all standards of social etiquette. Where to go from there? From bad to worse apparently, for Alexia accidentally kills the vampire - and then the appalling Lord Maccon (loud, messy, gorgeous, and werewolf) is sent by Queen Victoria to investigate. With unexpected vampires appearing and expected vampires disappearing, everyone seems to believe Alexia responsible. Can she figure out what is actually happening to London's high society? Or will her soulless ability to negate supernatural powers prove useful or just plain embarrassing? Finally, who is the real enemy, and do they have treacle tart? SOULLESS is a comedy of manners set in Victorian London: full of werewolves, vampires, dirigibles, and tea-drinking.

About this title

Review:

'Carriger debuts brilliantly with a blend of Victorian romance, screwball comedy of manners and alternate history . . . This intoxicatingly witty parody will appeal to a wide cross-section of romance, fantasy and steampunk fans' --Publishers Weekly

'Delicious rapier wit that recalls Austen and P. G. Wodehouse' --i09.com

'Soulless has all the delicate charm of a Victorian parasol and all the wicked force of a Victorian parasol secretly weighted with brass shot and expertly wielded. Ravishing' --Lev Grossman, author of The Magicians

Book Description:

Buffy meets Jane Austen in this wickedly funny debut novel.

About this edition

• Publisher: Orbit
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1841499722
• ISBN 13: 9781841499727
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 299