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Loading... Soulless (The Parasol Protectorate) (edition 2009)▾LibraryThing recommendations  22 1nessreader: The heroine of Soulless has a similar outlook to early Amelia Peabody (but I should warn that the Peabody series is cosy crime/romance, with no supernatural element while Soulless is gleeful fantasy) Both have strong willed on-the-shelf spinsters who are active protagonists in their story.… (more) lquilter: Without knowing, I'd imagine that Gail Carriger had read Elizabeth Peters' Amelia Peabody series (beginning with Crocodile on the Sandbank) before writing Blameless (et seq). Similar era, similarly cranky and forthright spinster protagonist, similar sort of love affair, similar witty dialog and observations. The Amelia Peabody books are, of course, "straight" historical mystery, without the steampunk elements of Carriger's series, but I imagine that Carriger fans who read out-of-genre also will enjoy the Peters' series. Similarly, Peters fans who like SF, steampunk, or vampires/werewolves, might enjoy the Carriger series.… (more) 162 Sorcery and Cecelia, or, The Enchanted Chocolate Pot: being the correspondence of two Young Ladies of Quality regarding various Magical Scandals in London and the Country by Patricia C. Wrede (kiesa)kiesa: Sorcery and Cecelia is a young adult novel but aspects of Soulless reminded me of it. 80 To Say Nothing of the Dog; or, How We Found the Bishop's Bird Stump at Last by Connie Willis (rhonna)72 Changeless by Gail Carriger (VampLibrarian)40 The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack by Mark Hodder (GirlMisanthrope)40 Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton (MyriadBooks)MyriadBooks: For Victorian heroines of inhuman nature. 20 Kat, Incorrigible by Stephanie Burgis (amysisson)amysisson: Although this book is YA while "Soulless" is more adult, they have a similar feel and wit. 31 Phoenix Rising by Pip Ballantine (reconditereader)20 New Amsterdam by Elizabeth Bear (GirlMisanthrope, jlynno84)GirlMisanthrope: vampires and dirigibles, too. One of my favorites. jlynno84: Paranormal, steampunk with a mystery to solve 31 The Serpent's Shadow by Mercedes Lackey (lyrrael)20 Moonshine by Alaya Johnson (Mumugrrl, MyriadBooks)Mumugrrl: Both books are set in urban, alternative realities, with humans openly interacting with preternatural society. Both have great strong heroines. 11 The Rook by Daniel O'Malley (crimeminister)12 The Information by Martin Amis (BookshelfMonstrosity)BookshelfMonstrosity: These two books are witty satirical fiction in which London, England is a main topic.
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Professor Lyall was reminded of his Alpha's origins. He might be a relatively old werewolf, but he had spent much of that time in a barely enlightened backwater city in the Scottish Highlands. All the London ton acknowledged Scotland as a barbaric place. The packs there cared very little for the social niceties of daytime folk. Highland werewolves had a reputation for doing atrocious and highly unwarranted things, like wearing smoking jackets to the dinner table. Lyall shivered at the delicious horror of the very idea. No one ever explained the octopuses. | |
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Alexia Tarabotti, a woman without a soul who is viewed as unable to marry, works with werewolf Lord Conall Maccon to clear her name after she accidently kills a vampire and is suspected of the disappearances of other undead members of high society. | |
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Alexia Tarabotti is laboring 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? 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. (retrieved from Amazon Thu, 03 Jan 2013 09:36:12 -0500) (see all 2 descriptions) ▾Library descriptions "Alexia Tarabotti is laboring 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."--Nielsen.… (more) (summary from another edition) » see all 4 descriptions |
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