Gail Carriger
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PG Wodehouse, Jane Austen
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Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1)
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2009
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Etiquette & Espionage (Finishing School, #1)
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2013
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Changeless (Parasol Protectorate, #2)
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2010
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Blameless (Parasol Protectorate, #3)
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2010
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Heartless (Parasol Protectorate, #4)
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2011
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Timeless (Parasol Protectorate, #5)
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2012
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Curtsies & Conspiracies (Finishing School, #2)
35 editions
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2013
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Waistcoats & Weaponry (Finishing School, #3)
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2014
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Manners & Mutiny (Finishing School, #4)
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2015
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Prudence (The Custard Protocol, #1)
25 editions
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2015
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I was given an advanced reader of this book and have been waiting to crow about it. I ADORED it. It’s basically 1984 meets The Umbrella Academy with a pinch of Douglas Adams thrown in. It’s what I wanted Miss Peregrine's Home to be. It’s delightful ...more | |
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The sweetest fluffiest most adorable manga ever. Frankly this may be too cute for my fragile heart. It's basically about a lonely salary man who is adopted by a college age kid and his much younger brother. It's so cozy and sweet and all about food a ...more | |
“I suspect it may be like the difference between a drinker and an alcoholic; the one merely reads books, the other needs books to make it through the day."
(Interview with The Booklovers blog, September 2010)”
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“How ghastly for her, people actually thinking, with their brains, and right next door. Oh, the travesty of it all.”
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“Cats were not, in her experience, an animal with much soul. Prosaic, practical little creatures as a general rule. It would suit her very well to be thought catlike.”
― Soulless
― Soulless
“Madame Lefoux accepted a cup of tea and sat on another little settee, next to the relocated calico cat. The cat clearly believed Madame Lefoux was there to provide chin scratches. Madame Lefoux provided.”
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― Changeless
“My dearest girl,' said the vampire finally, examining Lord Maccon with an exhausted but appreciative eye, 'such a banquet. Never been one to favor werewolves myself, but he is very well equipped, now, is he not?'
Miss Tarabotti gave him an arch look. 'My goodies,' she warned.
Humans,' chuckled the vampire, 'so possessive.”
― Soulless
Miss Tarabotti gave him an arch look. 'My goodies,' she warned.
Humans,' chuckled the vampire, 'so possessive.”
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“Alexia figured, delightedly, that this meant he did, in fact, tend to traipse around his private apartments in the altogether. Marriage was becoming more and more of an attractive prospect.”
― Soulless
― Soulless

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I am very curious to see how Rue's adventures, or misadventures go.
I love all of your books, thank you!

I just had to stop by your page and write this. I absolutely love your books! Definitely planning on a re-read in anticipation of Prudence! I work at a library and always recommend your novels, love introducing them to people! Thanks for such fantastic characters and memorable stories! Can't wait for more :)
Tegan

Thanks so much for accepting my friend request :)
Best wishes for more books in the future,
Genie"
Thank you, Genie!

Thank you so much for acepting my friendship request here on Goodreads!
Kind Regards
Lucinda x"
My pleasure!

Thank you so much for acepting my friendship request here on Goodreads!
Kind Regards
Lucinda x

Thanks so much for accepting my friend request :)
Best wishes for more books in the future,
Genie

Thanks! Yes for more than a decade, full time writer now. But i miss archaeology, sometimes at least.


Now do I start it now or at least finish the cleaning first?"
Clean, then the book is reward. :)

Now do I start it now or at least finish the cleaning first?

I can't wait to read more of Sophronia and her adventures :)"
Thank you so much! I love being a gateway drug!

I can't wait to read more of Sophronia and her adventures :)

I have started reading Etiquette and Espionage and I am delighted so far! I love seeing characters that I know...Genevieve, her Aunt (alive), Sidheag, werewolves and vampires!
I love Sophron..."
Thank you April! Delighted you are enjoying it.

I have started reading Etiquette and Espionage and I am delighted so far! I love seeing characters that I know...Genevieve, her Aunt (alive), Sidheag, werewolves and vampires!
I love Sophronia, reminds me of Alexia...always in some kind of situation.
I am looking forward to the rest of the series, thank you for another great steam punk adventure, well done!
April

Thank you so very very much!

Keep on doing what you do !

Seline wrote: "Thanks for friending me! I can now say I have a friend who's synonymous to steampunk. :)"

The pleasure was all mine I assure you.
I hope you like the rest.
~ Gail
Rochelle wrote: "Hi Gail,
Thanks for writing Soulless - I spent all night reading it (with many cups of tea ;)...)
I was looking forward to reading this after I heard about it :) I love urban fantasies, historic..."

I don't do widgets but I have a count down ticker on my blog.


My pleasure.





Thank you for accepting my friend request and for igniting my interest in steampunk novels. "Soulless" was my introduction to the genre and I thoroughly enjoyed it! I can't wait to see what the Maccon clan is up to in "Timeless."
Hope you're having a lovely day!
~Eve



Enjoy your day.
-Justina

Kristin wrote: "Thank for adding me as a friend. I am a big fan of your books - they are perfect on a rainy day with a mug of tea. Can't wait for the next series and hope you have a book signing in Fort Collins, C..."


Thank you, thank you. I'm delighted you enjoyed it so much!

By the way, you are AMAZING. And so is Alexia. I adore her.
Keep up the INCREDIBLE work, and I will most definitely keep reading!
♥



Just finished Heartless, AWESOME! Wonderfully done! Can't wait to see what comes next!"
thank you!

Well done & well deserved.

Oh, and do you think you'll be making an apperance in or about Salt La..."
I'm so glad! Currently no plans to visit Salt Lake, I'm afraid. Although I may be in Reno for WorldCOn, which is "almost" the right neck of the woods.