Soulless (The Parasol Protectorate, 1)

Soulless (The Parasol Protectorate, 1)

<div><b><i>Buffy</i> meets Jane Austen in the first book of this wickedly funny <i>NYT</i> bestselling series about a young woman whose brush with the supernatural leads to a deadly investigation of London's high society.</b></div><div><br></div> Alexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations. First, she has no soul. Second, she's a spinster whose father is both Italian and dead. Third, she was rudely attacked by a vampire, breaking all standards of social etiquette. <br><br>Where to go from there? From bad to worse apparently, for Alexia accidentally kills the vampire -- and then the appalling Lord Maccon (loud, messy, gorgeous, and werewolf) is sent by Queen <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Victoria</st1:place></st1:state> to investigate. <br><br>With unexpected vampires appearing and expected vampires disappearing, everyone seems to believe Alexia responsible. Can she figure out what is actually happening to <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">London</st1:place></st1:city>'s high society? Will her soulless ability to negate supernatural powers prove useful or just plain embarrassing? Finally, who is the real enemy, and do they have treacle tart?<br><br>SOULLESS is the first book of the Parasol Protectorate series: a comedy of manners set in Victorian London, full of werewolves, vampires, dirigibles, and tea-drinking. <div><br></div><div><b>The Parasol Protectorate</b><br><i>Soulless</i><br><i>Changeless</i><br><i>Blameless</i><br><i>Heartless</i><br><i>Timeless</i><br><br><br>For more from Gail Carriger, check out:<br><br><b>The Custard Protocol</b><br><i>Prudence</i><br><i>Imprudence</i><br><br><b>Finishing School </b>(YA)<br><i>Etiquette & Espionage</i><br><i>Curtsies & Conspiracies</i><br><i>Waistcoats & Weaponry</i><br><i>Manners & Mutiny</i></div>