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Prudence

Twenty-year-old Prudence "Rue" Akeldama and her friends journey in a gaudy dirigible to India in search of a superior type of tea for her adoptive father, a wealthy vampire, only to run headfirst into danger, intrigue, and local politics.

Main Author: Carriger, Gail (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, NY : Orbit, [2015]
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Series: Custard protocol ; bk. 1.
Subjects:
Airships > Fiction.
British > India > Fiction.
Women adventurers > Fiction.
Werewolves > Fiction.
Vampires > Fiction.
Fantasy fiction.
Steampunk fiction.
Summary: Twenty-year-old Prudence "Rue" Akeldama and her friends journey in a gaudy dirigible to India in search of a superior type of tea for her adoptive father, a wealthy vampire, only to run headfirst into danger, intrigue, and local politics.
Physical Description: 357 pages ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 9780316212243
0316212245
Author Notes: Gail Carriger is a New York Times Bestselling author. Her books are urbane fantasies mixed with steampunk. Her debut novel, Soulless, won the ALA's Alex Award and was nominated for the Compton Crook, Campbell, and Locus Awards. Changeless, Blameless, Heartless, Timeless, Soulless Vol. 1 (the manga), Soulless Vol. 2 (the manga of Changeless) were all New York Times Bestsellers. The first in her steampunk Finishing School series for young adults, Etiquette & Espionage, released Feb. 5 2013, was an instant NYT Bestseller. The second book in the Finishing School series, Curtsies & Conspiracies, released Nov. 5, 2013, and debuted at #5 on the NYT YA Bestseller list. In 2015 her title, Prudence, also made The New York Times High Profile Titles List.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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