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by Kate Locke
Goodreads synopsis:
Queen Victoria rules with an immortal fist.
The undead matriarch of a Britain where the Aristocracy is made up of werewolves and vampires, where goblins live underground and mothers know better than to let their children out after dark. A world where being nobility means being infected with the Plague (side-effects include undeath), Hysteria is the popular affliction of the day, and leeches are considered a delicacy. And a world where technology lives side by side with magic. The year is 2012 and Pax Britannia still reigns.
Xandra Vardan is a member of the elite Royal Guard, and it is her duty to protect the Aristocracy. But when her sister goes missing, Xandra will set out on a path that undermines everything she believed in and uncover a conspiracy that threatens to topple the empire. And she is the key-the prize in a very dangerous struggle.
This looks so good, although fairly similar to Gail Carriger's Parasol Protectorate series (Steampunk style, but with an urban fantasy twist - the vampires and werewolves), so I'm hoping that it is different to this, and not just a copycat series. I love Gail Carriger though, so if there are more books out there like hers, then I'll be a happy little bookworm!
This also looks like a kind of alternative world to ours - the year it's set in is supposed to be 2012, but Queen Victoria still reigns, so we're still stuck in the Victorian era, but with better technology, I guess! It looks interesting - I just hope it's done well!
This doesn't come out for another week or so, but I'm definitely looking forward to getting my hands on a copy soon!
11 comments:
I've heard some great things about this book, and the cover is lovely. It's out July 5th, it's £4.71 at the moment on pre-order, I'm tempted... but I already have 8 pre orders coming that same week!
I also interested on this one, because I love stories about paranormal twist with Victorian setting and the cover looks really cool!
I hope you'll gey it soon and the story would live up your expectation :)
I got a copy of this for review yesterday and it looks so good! Hadn't heard of it before it arrived but now I'm really looking forward to reading it!
I am intrigued by this one too. Especially as Casey from Darkreaders has it!
We just got this into the store last week, and it looks pretty good.
I haven't read Parasol Protectorate but I just finished GSTQ and it's very good!
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I love the cover...I may get this once I've finished with the Parasol Protectorate series.
I really want this too! It looks fab :D
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Okay, this one sounds amazing! It'll also finish off my Female Character A-Z Challenge, since I'm only missing the X! :D
I love the Parasol Protectorate series too. I'm also looking for some good steampunk book. This looks good!
I haven't heard of this book before! It looks really interesting. Thanks for bring this to my attention. :)
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