Heartless

by Gail Carriger

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Series: Parasol Protectorate (4), Parasol Universe (8)

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Fantasy. Fiction. Romance. Historical Fiction. HTML:*Lady Alexia Maccon, soulless, is at it again, only this time the trouble is not her fault in the fourth book of the NYT* bestselling Parasol Protectorate series.** When a mad ghost threatens the queen, Alexia is on the case, following a trail that leads her deep into her husband's past. Top that off with a sister who has joined the suffragette movement (shocking!), Madame Lefoux's latest mechanical invention, and a plague of zombie porcupines, Alexia barely has time to remember she happens to be eight months pregnant. Will Alexia manage to determine who is trying to kill Queen Victoria before it is too late? Is it the vampires again or is there a traitor lurking about in wolf's clothing? And what, exactly, has taken up residence in Lord Akeldama's second best closet? Heartless is the fourth book of the Parasol Protectorate series: a comedy of manners set in Victorian London, full of werewolves, vampires, dirigibles, and tea-drinking.… (more)

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zjakkelien | Jan 2, 2024 |

I... actually liked this one? More than its predecessors? Maybe because of the politicking between factions with a mystery that opens up more questions than answers? I do think I like the Parasol Protectorate novels more than say, Throne of Glass because Alexia is an older heroine who is pragmatic and has no time to deal with your nonsense, vs. teenage protagonists having to deal with feelings as well as the burden of fulfilling centuries-old prophecy, etc. It's not really fair to compare series who only share female leads/authors and supernatural in common (with different times and tones applied), but I think they're adjacent in my mind because of a similar ambivalence while committing to finishing the series.

Anyway, baby Maccon is going to be a handful and I'm looking forward to their adventures. (

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Daumari | Dec 28, 2023 |

Oh these just get more entertaining! Bring on the next volume! If this is steampunk I'm hooked! =) (

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Kiri | Dec 24, 2023 |

Oh, this book had it all, didn't it? Dark pasts uncovered, a murder plot to unfold, bisexual werewolves and a very untimely pregnancy. Well, maybe that last one shouldn't be included in the "had it all"-statement, but the rest, oh yes, it worked well.

And yeah, a little vampire-werewolf-human-hybrid baby? TOO CUTE.

Plus Ivy got to prove herself, which I've been waiting for. I do love her, so I wish we see more of her in the next book.

The fourth book managed to be just as good as the rest of the series, and actually had me laughing at a few points. Which is rare, even in books I do find funny. (

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upontheforemostship | Feb 22, 2023 |

Ms Carriger has put together a wonderful blend of the improbable, impossible and simply hilarious in this fun romp through life with Alexia. Victorian England never rocked like this. (

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Connorz | Jan 4, 2023 |

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Gail Carriger	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Gray, Emily	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Panepinto, Lauren	Cover designer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Ricci, Donna	Cover model	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Parasol Protectorate (4)

Parasol Universe (8)

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The Parasol Protectorate, Vol 2 by Gail Carriger

The Parasol Protectorate: Soulless, Changeless, Blameless, Heartless and Timeless by Gail Carriger

Parasol Protectorate Books: 1 - 4 - Soulless, Changeless, Blameless, Heartless by Gail Carriger

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Locus, July 2011 (606) by Liza Groen Trombi

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Heartless

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Heartless

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2011-06-28

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London, England, UK

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Notation to the Records, Subject P-464-AT, Alexia Tarabotti
Archivist: Mr. Phinkerlington, junior clerk, aethographic transmission specialist, second class
Subject P-464-AT is with child, sire unknown.

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Fantasy. Fiction. Romance. Historical Fiction. HTML:Lady Alexia Maccon, soulless, is at it again, only this time the trouble is not her fault in the fourth book of the NYT bestselling Parasol Protectorate series.
When a mad ghost threatens the queen, Alexia is on the case, following a trail that leads her deep into her husband's past. Top that off with a sister who has joined the suffragette movement (shocking!), Madame Lefoux's latest mechanical invention, and a plague of zombie porcupines, Alexia barely has time to remember she happens to be eight months pregnant.
Will Alexia manage to determine who is trying to kill Queen Victoria before it is too late? Is it the vampires again or is there a traitor lurking about in wolf's clothing? And what, exactly, has taken up residence in Lord Akeldama's second best closet?
Heartless is the fourth book of the Parasol Protectorate series: a comedy of manners set in Victorian London, full of werewolves, vampires, dirigibles, and tea-drinking.

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Lady Alexia Maccon, soulless, is at it again, only this time the trouble is not her fault. When a mad ghost threatens the queen, Alexia is on the case, following a trail that leads her deep into her husband's past. Top that off with a sister who has joined the suffragette movement (shocking!), Madame Lefoux's latest mechanical invention, and a plague of zombie porcupines and Alexia barely has time to remember she happens to be eight months pregnant.

Will Alexia manage to determine who is trying to kill Queen Victoria before it is too late? Is it the vampires again or is there a traitor lurking about in wolf's clothing? And what, exactly, has taken up residence in Lord Akeldama's second best closet?

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