Gail Carriger has multiple NYT bestsellers and over a million books in print in dozens of different languages. She writes steampunk comedies of manners, urban fantasy, science fiction, and young adult books. She is best known for the Parasol Protectorate and Finishing School series. She was once an archaeologist and is fond of shoes, octopuses, and tea.
"""Readers will love the well-developed characters and the quirky charm imbued into every page, and will eagerly await the sequel."" RT Book Review (Carriger's previous YA series, The Finishing School books) ""Be it sci-fi, paranormal, or steampunk...Carriger is a master at crafting characters that leap off the page and into the readers imagination."" Love Bytes (The 5th Gender) ""This is exactly what I needed. Great characters. Whimsey. Political commentary. All wrapped up in a delightful story. Gail Carriger is a marvel."" libbydodd on BookBub (Defy or Defend) ""It hits you in the feels, makes you laugh and cry, and makes you think about matters of family, kin, and the heart."" BookRiot (The 5th Gender) ""Behind the delightful whimsy and snarky observations, there is a great deal of heart and soul..."" RT Book Review (Prudence) ""And if that is how the author treats her secondary characters, you can be damn sure that her protagonists are wonderfully written. They have layers and flaws-some not so obvious on first or second inspection-and grow throughout the book in the way all good characters should."" Love Bytes (The Sumage Solution)"