Soulless by Gail Carriger Summary
Overview of Soulless
Victorian London meets supernatural intrigue in this NYT bestseller that revolutionized steampunk romance. With over 2 million copies sold and adaptations ranging from manga (#2 NYT bestseller) to audiobooks, Carriger's witty tale of a soulless heroine navigating paranormal society remains deliciously irresistible.
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Victorian London's Supernatural Elite: A World of Manners and Monsters
Imagine a Victorian London where vampires dictate fashion trends from elegant townhouses, werewolves serve as the Crown's military elite, and Queen Victoria herself maintains a shadow council of supernatural advisors. Into this world steps Miss Alexia Tarabotti, a 26-year-old spinster burdened with three social disadvantages: her half-Italian heritage (scandalous!), her spinsterhood, and her preternatural condition-she is soulless, able to temporarily neutralize supernatural powers through touch. When her quiet evening at a ball is disrupted by an attack from a disheveled vampire-whom she dispatches with her wooden hairpin-Alexia becomes entangled with Lord Conall Maccon, the imposing Scottish werewolf who heads the Bureau of Unnatural Registry. Their first interaction crackles with tension, her methodical mind clashing with his alpha-wolf instincts, yet beneath their verbal sparring lies an undeniable attraction neither is prepared to acknowledge.
The Preternatural Spinster and Society's Expectations
The Supernatural Underground: Politics and Prejudice
Science and Soullessness: The Rational and the Supernatural
A Cell, A Wolf, and A Choice
Victorian Values and Supernatural Sensibilities
A Perfect Blend of Manners, Mystery, and Romance
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