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. Soulless won the ALA's Alex Award. A manga adaptation released in Spring 2012 and a young adult series set in the same universe -- the Finishing School series -- launched in Spring 2013. Gail is soon to begin writing a new adult series, The Parasol Protectorate Abroad (2015).
Light-hearted and fast-paced, Soulless will please fans of fantasy, historical fantasy and paranormal romance alike. --The Miami Herald Laugh out loud funny and refreshingly different, SOULLESS kept me turning pages well into the night. I enjoyed every minute of this wonderfully unexpected twist on paranormals...Wickedly funny. --Angie Fox, New York Times bestselling author of The Accidental Demon Slayer I was enchanted from start to finish. --sfrevu.com Deliciously, vampiricly satiric, a tremendously clever, sexy read. --Karen Marie Moning, New York Times bestselling author Carriger debuts brilliantly with a blend of Victorian romance, screwball comedy of manners and alternate history. . . . This intoxicatingly witty parody will appeal to a wide cross-section of romance, fantasy and steampunk fans. --Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) 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. --Lev Grossman, author of The Magicians Soulless is a character-driven romp with great world building and delicious rapier wit that recalls Austen and P.G. Wodehouse. --i09.com