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ISBN13: 9780765318411
ISBN10: 0765318415
Condition: Standard
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Staff Pick

It's no secret that I am a fan of steampunk. For years, I have harbored a quiet love of dirigibles and goggles. So it's no surprise that it was love at first sight when I spied the cover of Boneshaker. What I found inside didn't disappoint: a zombie plague, cantankerous airship captains, a mad scientist, a rebellious teen, and a determined, gun-toting mother. Trust me, you won't be disappointed either.
Recommended by Christian Benito, Powell's City of Books

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In the early days of the Civil War, rumors of gold in the frozen Klondike brought hordes of newcomers to the Pacific Northwest. Anxious to compete, Russian prospectors commissioned inventor Leviticus Blue to create a great machine that could mine through Alaskas ice. Thus was Dr. Blues Incredible Bone-Shaking Drill Engine born.

But on its first test run the Boneshaker went terribly awry, destroying several blocks of downtown Seattle and unearthing a subterranean vein of blight gas that turned anyone who breathed it into the living dead.

Now it is sixteen years later, and a wall has been built to enclose the devastated and toxic city. Just beyond it lives Blues widow, Briar Wilkes. Life is hard with a ruined reputation and a teenaged boy to support, but she and Ezekiel are managing. Until Ezekiel undertakes a secret crusade to rewrite history.

His quest will take him under the wall and into a city teeming with ravenous undead, air pirates, criminal overlords, and heavily armed refugees. And only Briar can bring him out alive.

Review:

"Maternal love faces formidable challenges in this stellar steampunk tale. In an alternate 1880s America, mad inventor Leviticus Blue is blamed for destroying Civil War — era Seattle. When Zeke Wilkes, Blue's son, goes into the walled wreck of a city to clear his father's name, Zeke's mother, Briar Wilkes, follows him in an airship, determined to rescue her son from the toxic gas that turns people into zombies (called rotters and described in gut-churning detail). When Briar learns that Seattle still has a mad inventor, Dr. Minnericht, who eerily resembles her dead husband, a simple rescue quickly turns into a thrilling race to save Zeke from the man who may be his father. Intelligent, exceptionally well written and showcasing a phenomenal strong female protagonist who embodies the complexities inherent in motherhood, this yarn is a must-read for the discerning steampunk fan." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

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"Boneshaker is a steampunk-zombie-airship adventure of rollicking pace and sweeping proportions, full of wonderfully gnarly details." Scott Westerfeld, author of Leviathan

Review:

"A fast-moving story filled with cool steampunk technology and scary zombies. Fans of science fiction will find much to enjoy here." Booklist

Review:

"Excellent characterization and a concept second to none." Fantasy

Review:

"Zombies, steam-powered technology, airships, pirates, and mad scientists.... What more could you want? How about great storytelling, compelling characters, and an interesting plot? Priest combines all of these things and somehow even more." Library Journal

Synopsis:

In the early days of the Civil War, rumors of gold in the frozen Klondike brought hordes of newcomers to the Pacific Northwest. Anxious to compete, Russian prospectors commissioned inventor Leviticus Blue to create a great machine that could mine through Alaskas ice. Thus was Dr. Blues Incredible Bone-Shaking Drill Engine born.

 

But on its first test run the Boneshaker went terribly awry, destroying several blocks of downtown Seattle and unearthing a subterranean vein of blight gas that turned anyone who breathed it into the living dead.

 

Now it is sixteen years later, and a wall has been built to enclose the devastated and toxic city. Just beyond it lives Blues widow, Briar Wilkes. Life is hard with a ruined reputation and a teenaged boy to support, but she and Ezekiel are managing. Until Ezekiel undertakes a secret crusade to rewrite history.

 

His quest will take him under the wall and into a city teeming with ravenous undead, air pirates, criminal overlords, and heavily armed refugees. And only Briar can bring him out alive.

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About the Author

Cherie Priest made her debut with the Eden Moore series of Southern Gothic ghost stories that began with Four and Twenty Blackbirds. She lives in Seattle, Washington.
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LAC, January 1, 2012 (view all comments by LAC)
This is the first book I read in her Clockwise Series. I have now read six other books. I'm planning on reading her earlier works this year. What keeps me reading is the story that continues in her clockwise series. She brings in a lot of different personalities that have different struggles. I love to read but I won't waste my time on books I don't enjoy. I know you will enjoy her works.
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Bluefastakan, September 21, 2011 (view all comments by Bluefastakan)
A very fun read. Cherie Priest manages to summon up the Seattle landscape and throw a handful of steampunk in the bag to make it interesting.
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SeattleMom, January 12, 2011 (view all comments by SeattleMom)
I bought this book for the pleasure of reading about an alternative Seattle. I was rewarded with a fantastic read! I have not enjoyed a new book from a USA author in years. Cherie's characters quickly come alive in her 1860 Seattle. She created an adventure that travels (and in a few areas rearranges) popular 2009 neighborhoods still around from the 1800s. Most enjoyable are her characters that capture that odd, unique Seattle attitude.

I would also like to compliment the cover artist Jon Foster and Cover designer Jamie Stafford-Hill. Yes a cover does not make the book good, but an excellent cover on a great book creates a complete package!
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780765318411
Author:
Priest, Cherie
Publisher:
Tor Books
Subject:
Science Fiction - General
Subject:
Horror fiction
Subject:
Mothers and sons
Subject:
Fiction : Science Fiction - General
Subject:
Science / General
Subject:
Science Fiction and Fantasy-A to Z
Subject:
Alternative History
Copyright:
2009
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Series:
Sci Fi Essential Books
Series Volume:
1
Publication Date:
20090929
Binding:
Electronic book text in proprietary or open standard format
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
416
Dimensions:
8.25 x 5.5 x 1.105 in
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Product details 416 pages Tor Books - English 9780765318411 Reviews:
"Staff Pick" by ,

It's no secret that I am a fan of steampunk. For years, I have harbored a quiet love of dirigibles and goggles. So it's no surprise that it was love at first sight when I spied the cover of Boneshaker. What I found inside didn't disappoint: a zombie plague, cantankerous airship captains, a mad scientist, a rebellious teen, and a determined, gun-toting mother. Trust me, you won't be disappointed either.

by Christian Benito
"Publishers Weekly Review" by , "Maternal love faces formidable challenges in this stellar steampunk tale. In an alternate 1880s America, mad inventor Leviticus Blue is blamed for destroying Civil War — era Seattle. When Zeke Wilkes, Blue's son, goes into the walled wreck of a city to clear his father's name, Zeke's mother, Briar Wilkes, follows him in an airship, determined to rescue her son from the toxic gas that turns people into zombies (called rotters and described in gut-churning detail). When Briar learns that Seattle still has a mad inventor, Dr. Minnericht, who eerily resembles her dead husband, a simple rescue quickly turns into a thrilling race to save Zeke from the man who may be his father. Intelligent, exceptionally well written and showcasing a phenomenal strong female protagonist who embodies the complexities inherent in motherhood, this yarn is a must-read for the discerning steampunk fan." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
"Review" by , "Boneshaker is a steampunk-zombie-airship adventure of rollicking pace and sweeping proportions, full of wonderfully gnarly details."
"Review" by , "A fast-moving story filled with cool steampunk technology and scary zombies. Fans of science fiction will find much to enjoy here."
"Review" by , "Excellent characterization and a concept second to none."
"Review" by , "Zombies, steam-powered technology, airships, pirates, and mad scientists.... What more could you want? How about great storytelling, compelling characters, and an interesting plot? Priest combines all of these things and somehow even more."
"Synopsis" by ,

In the early days of the Civil War, rumors of gold in the frozen Klondike brought hordes of newcomers to the Pacific Northwest. Anxious to compete, Russian prospectors commissioned inventor Leviticus Blue to create a great machine that could mine through Alaskas ice. Thus was Dr. Blues Incredible Bone-Shaking Drill Engine born.

 

But on its first test run the Boneshaker went terribly awry, destroying several blocks of downtown Seattle and unearthing a subterranean vein of blight gas that turned anyone who breathed it into the living dead.

 

Now it is sixteen years later, and a wall has been built to enclose the devastated and toxic city. Just beyond it lives Blues widow, Briar Wilkes. Life is hard with a ruined reputation and a teenaged boy to support, but she and Ezekiel are managing. Until Ezekiel undertakes a secret crusade to rewrite history.

 

His quest will take him under the wall and into a city teeming with ravenous undead, air pirates, criminal overlords, and heavily armed refugees. And only Briar can bring him out alive.
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