Originally Posted by Rev. Bob
Orbit's having a sale on Gail Carriger's "Parasol Protectorate" and "Finishing School" series, in anticipation of March's release of Prudence, first in the new "Custard Protocol" series.
The five PP books are listed at $2.99 each, and the three FS books are $1.99 each. There's also a bundle of all five PP books, but at $16.99 the solo volumes are cheaper right now. Since this is a publisher sale, the prices should be good at any retailer; I've verified them on Kobo and Amazon.
For Kobo readers, I should note that the last two PP books - Heartless and Timeless - are in EPUB 3 format, as are all three FS books. Orbit migrated to EPUB 3 a while back, so this should be no surprise. However, having just purchased the last four PP books there, I can attest that I had no trouble downloading them with the regular "Adobe DRM EPUB" button. (I'd already read the series in paperback, and this was the perfect opportunity to get them as ebooks.)
Oh, what are they about? Steampunky intrigue with arch humor and a huge helping of comedy-of-manners fun, in an England where the Crown has recognized vampires and werewolves and incorporated them into society. The "Finishing School" series is about young women in a dirigible-based finishing school, where lessons in style and manners take place along instruction in martial arts and intelligence work. Fun stuff, and I just finished the third volume last night. The "Parasol Protectorate" books concern a woman whose touch negates supernatural abilities. Not permanently, only so long as the contact persists, but it gets her noticed and roped into intrigue.
FS is YA-level and happens earliest, starting in 1851. PP is standard fare and was written first, but happens later, in the 1870s. CP stars the daughter of a character from the PP series, so it should take place in the 1890s. In fact, there are several links between the series; it's one world, but each line uses a different main character.
I strongly recommend reading the first few pages of Soulless, the book that started it all, as a preview. If you like what you see, odds are you'll enjoy the rest just as much.
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