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Cherie Priest's long-awaited steampunk debut, Boneshaker, opens in the early days of the Civil War when 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 Alaska's ice. Thus was Dr. Blue's 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 Blue's 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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"This was an interesting story. I wasn't sure what to expect when I picked this book up, but I thoroughly enjoyed the setting and who Cherie Priest created here world. There was a grittiness to the characters that I found refreshing. "
— Adrian (4 out of 5 stars)
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“Cherie Priest wove a story so convincing, so evocative, so terrifying that I read this book with the doors locked and a gun on my lap. Boneshaker is a steampunk menagerie of thrills and horror.
— Mario Acevedo, bestselling author of Jailbait Zombie -
This exquisitely imaginative steampunk adventure is a joy to read! My favourite of Cherie's books.
— Cassandra Clare, bestselling author of the Mortal Instruments trilogy -
Everything you'd want in such a volume and much more.... It's full of buckle and has swash to spare, and the characters are likable and the prose is fun. This is a hoot from start to finish, pure mad adventure.
— Cory Doctorow, bestselling author of Little Brother -
Boneshaker is without a doubt Cherie Priest's breakthrough work: this hollering, stamping, crackling thing is the best fun you'll have with a book all year.
— Warren Ellis, bestselling author of Crooked Little Vein -
A gorgeously grim world of deadly gasses, mysterious machines, zeppelin pirates, and a relentless plague of zombies. With Boneshaker, Priest is geared up to begin her reign as the Queen of Steampunk.
— Mark Henry, Author of Road Trip of the Living Dead -
A rip-snorting adventure in the best tradition of a penny dreadful. Priest has crafted a novel of exquisite prose and thrilling twists, populated by folk heroes and dastardly villains, zombies and air pirates, incredible machines and a heroine who'll have you cheering. Boneshaker is the definitive steampunk story, absolutely unique and one hell of a fun read.
— Caitlin Kittredge, author of the Nocturne City novels -
A marvelous book, crammed with readerly pleasures--zombies, pirates, cracking adventures, historical conceits and characters that make you wish you could linger inside it long after turning the final page. Cherie Priest is one of my favorite fantasists.
— Kelly Link, acclaimed author of Magic for Beginners -
If Jules Verne and George Romero got together to rewrite American history it might go something like this. I loved it. I want more.
— Mike Mignola, bestselling author of Hellboy -
If the Wild Wild West had been written by Mark Twain with the assistance of Jules Verne and Bram Stoker, it still couldn't be as fabulous and fantastical as Boneshaker. Cherie Priest has penned a rousing adventure tale that breathes a roaring soul and thundering heart into the glittering skin of Steampunk. Stylish, taut, and wonderful, it's a literary ride you must not miss!
— Kat Richardson, bestselling author of Greywalker -
A steampunk-zombie-airship adventure of rollicking pace and sweeping proportions, full of wonderfully gnarly details. This book is made of irresistible…. It totally pushed all my buttons.
— Scott Westerfeld, bestselling author of Uglies and Peeps
Awards
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Winner of the 2010 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
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Finalist for the 2010 Hugo Award for Best Novel
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Winner of the 2010 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award
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Nominated for the 2009 Nebula Award for Best Novel
Boneshaker Listener Reviews
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Frank Schleich, 1/11/2019
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" As much as I like science fiction and well, similar if not direct sub-genres like Steampunk or Cyberpunk or Dieselpunk I felt that this book was kind of a childish adventure story that did a bad job at capturing my excitement for 'what happens next' nor did it tickle my interest in the characters. "
— Matt, 6/24/2011 -
" <br/>A good, quick read. I zipped right through this and loved the characters and the setting SO much. "
— Kristen, 6/22/2011 -
" I loved this book. The clash of high tech with steam power is always interesting and the zombies are not bad ether. The characters are well drawn and the world is compelling and the end is fantastic. One decayed thumbs up. "
— David, 6/20/2011 -
" If all steampunk lit is this good, I have to find more! Great adventure. Ms. Priest thought out her world very well, and you just have to excuse/ignore the historical inaccuracies, knowing that they are intentional. "
— Anne, 6/20/2011 -
" Not bad for my first try at Steampunk. Good story. Set in Seattle. Not overly fond of the vampires but they did add to the story. Makes me a little nervous about them digging a tunnel here in Seattle after what happened in this story. "
— Sherry, 6/11/2011 -
" Good, fun read with a lot of great ideas, larger than life characters, and a plot that churns along right to the end. Should be good for upper level teens. "
— Wally, 6/10/2011
About Cherie Priest
Cherie Priest’s Boneshaker was nominated for a Nebula and Hugo Award, won the Locus Award for best science-fiction novel, and was named Steampunk Book of the Year by steampunk.com. She is also the author of Dreadnought, Boneshaker’s sequel, and of the near-contemporary fantasy Fathom. She debuted to great acclaim with a trilogy of Southern gothic ghost stories featuring heroine Eden Moore wich included Four and Twenty Blackbirds, Wings to the Kingdom, and Not Flesh nor Feathers. Born in Tampa, Florida, she earned her Master’s in rhetoric at the University of Tennessee. She lives in Seattle, Washington, with her husband, Aric, and a fat black cat named Spain.
About the Narrators
Wil Wheaton is an award–winning actor, voice artist, author, and audiobook narrator. Among his movie credits are Stand by Me and Toy Soldiers. His many television credits include Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Big Bang Theory, and Generator Rex. As a narrator of more than a dozen audiobooks, he has twice won the prestigious Audie Award, twice been a finalist for the Audie, and earned an Earphones Award from AudioFile magazine.
Michael Kramer is an AudioFile Earphones Award winner, a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration, and recipient of a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award. He is also an actor and director in the Washington, DC, area, where he is active in the area’s theater scene and has appeared in productions at the Shakespeare Theatre, the Kennedy Center, and Theater J.