@slyjuana Yerp, I'm looking forward to it.

Obligatory Bio

New York Times Bestselling author Gail Carriger writes to cope with being raised in obscurity by an expatriate Brit and an incurable curmudgeon. She escaped small town life and inadvertently acquired several degrees in Higher Learning. Ms. Carriger then traveled the historic cities of Europe, subsisting entirely on biscuits secreted in her handbag. She resides in the Colonies, surrounded by fantastic shoes, where she insists on tea imported from London.

The Parasol Protectorate books are: Soulless, Changeless, Blameless, Heartless, and Timeless (March 2012). Soulless won the ALA's Alex Award A manga version with release in Spring 2012. She is currently writing young adult books set in the same universe ~ the Finishing School series (Feb. 2013). Soon she will begin a new adult series, The Parasol Protectorate Abroad (Fall 2013).

Quotes About Soulless & Links to Reviews

Soulless is a Locus Bestseller!

Soulless wins an ALA Alex Award! (The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18.)

"Spectacular debut novel. " ~ Romantic Times (4.5/5 stars)

"Carriger debuts brilliantly with a blend of Victorian romance, screwball comedy of manners and alternate history." ~ star review in Publishers Weekly

"I enjoyed every minute of this wonderfully unexpected twist on paranormals." ~ New York Times Bestselling author Angie Fox

"Deliciously, vampiricly satiric, a tremdendously clever, sexy read." ~ New York Times Bestselling author Karen Marie Moning

"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." ~ New York Times Bestselling author Lev Grossman

"Soulless is a character-driven romp with great world-building and delicious rapier wit that recalls Austen and P.G. Wodehouse." ~ io9

"Light-hearted and fast-paced, Soulless will please fans of fantasy, historical fantasy and paranormal romance alike." ~ Miami Herald

"The Parasol Protectorate presents what is perhaps the most original twist on vampire and werewolf mythology to ever appear in the genre." ~ RobWillReview

"It's got a great cover, an inventive series title, and the author nearly convinced us that vampires affected Victorian fashion (cravats are great for covering neck marks!) on her web site."
~ EarlyWord

"The main character, Alexia Tarabotti, is feisty and fun reminding one of Buffy the Vampire Slayer at some times and Elizabeth Bennett at others."
~ Jessica Strider

"It’s as fun as it looks, I promise you, and I love that this feels like something new."
~ Janicu

"Alexia Tarabotti may have no soul, but her first book definitely has it in spades." ~ Metamor City

"Fans will enjoy the spin as Ms. Carriger provides a delightful historical fantasy that gives new meaning to a bloody good fantasy." ~ Genre Go Round

"No one ever explains the octopuses, but that's part of its charm." ~ smartygirl

"This book is patently intended to be a fanfic goldmine and I can't wait." ~ Rosefox

"Soulless spans several genres (urban fantasy, historical, steampunk, comedy of manners, romance) and it makes fun of and love to them all." ~ Angievill

"This book is something special, a paean to and gentle satire of the Victorian delight with frivolity, witty to the end." ~ JD Sawyer

Events & Press

LATEST NEWS: Only a month until the release of Timeless! The Soulless manga is up for preorder in the USA and the UK.

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Upcoming Sightings

2012

Please note Gail's schedule is now set for 2012. She will post information about panels and programming for each event as soon as she gets it.

~ Passion & Prose (Long Beach, CA) on Feb 25. Schedule is already up.

~ Timeless Good-Bye Parasol Protectorate Tea Party (San Francisco, CA) on Sunday, Feb 26. 1:00 ~ 3:30 PM in The Variety Preview Room (582 Market St. @ Montgomery, 1st floor of The Hobart Bldg) organized by SF in SF. Tea party, reading, and book signing with Gail Carriger. $20 at the door gets you Timeless signed & dedicated, tea & nibbles, cocktails for sale (all moneys not used to cover costs will go to Variety Children's Charity). Tickets will be up soon. (For those of you who made the launch party for Soulless back in 2009 World Fantasy, this will be a re-hash of that event.)

Regular type signing later that same night, 6 PM at Borderlands Books.

~ Timeless book tour . . .

Wednesday, Feb. 29,7 PM Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing (Beaverton, OR)
Thursday, March 1, 7 PM: Mysterious Galaxy (San Diego, CA)
Friday, March 2, 6:30 PM: Murder by the Book (Houston, TX)
Saturday, March 3, 7 PM: Book People (Austin, TX)

~ London! Parasol Protectorate book tour, April 10 ~ 15, 2012. More details to come.

~ The World Steam Expo (Dearborn, MI) May 25-28.

~ ComicCon in (San Diego, CA) July 12-15. Gail's program listing.

~ DragonCon (Atlanta, GA) August 30-September 3.

Photos


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Books

The Parasol Protectorate Series: Soulless (1) & Changeless (2) & Blameless (3) & Heartless (4) & Timeless (5)
The Finishing School Series: first book Etiquette & Espionage due out Feb. 2013 with three others to follow.
The Parasol Protectorate Abroad Series: first book Prudence due out Fall 2013.

Soulless was nominated for Compton Crook and Locus awards, and won an ALA Alex Award.
Soulless manga releases in print March 1,2012 in the USA and the UK.
The audiobook made Audible's Best of 2010 list and is a Top 20 Sleeper Hit.
Listen to a full cast sample podcast of the first chapter of Soulless! (NOT the audiobook)
German Changeless
New York Times Bestseller Changeless is available as an audiobook on the Recorded Books website and from Audible.

New York Times Bestseller Blameless is available as an audiobook from Audible.
Omnibus hard back of first three volumes avaiable through SF Book Club. Second one due out next March.

New York Times Bestseller Heartless is available as an from Audible.
Changeless, Blameless, and Heartless were also Locus Bestsellers.

Timeless comes out March 1, 2012!

My Sister's Song is a short story, Gail’s first professional sale. You can buy it for $0.99 in electronic form for the Nook, Kindle, or in any other format (except print). Marine Biology is one of Gail's recent short stories.Available in electronic from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords.

"Wickedly funny ."
~ Angie Fox, New York Times Bestselling author

The Parasol Protectorate books are comedies of manners set in Victorian London: full of vampires, dirigibles, and tea. They are Jane Austen doing urban fantasy meets PG Wodehouse doing steampunk.

Soulless came out Oct. 2009 from Orbit US to shock and acclaim. Changeless (March 2010), Blameless (Sept. 2010), and Heartless (July 2011) all hit the New York Times Bestseller list. Timeless is due out March 1, 2012. Buy The Parasol Protectorate series online or from your local brick & mortar. If you would like a signed copy, you can order one from Borderlands Books.

Gail's new Finishing School Series, releases in the Feb. 2013, with Etiquette & Espionage. It follows the trials, tribulations, and trifles of Sophronia and her band of soot-covered compatriots as they try to survive a finishing school where they must learn to finish . . . everything and everyone.