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1 Novels  





2 Bibliography  



2.1  Parasol Protectorate  





2.2  Supernatural Society novellas  





2.3  Parasol Protectorate (manga)  





2.4  Finishing School  





2.5  Delightfully Deadly novellas  





2.6  The Custard Protocol  





2.7  Claw and Courtship  





2.8  San Andreas Shifters  





2.9  The Tinkered Stars Universe  





2.10  Short fiction  





2.11  Other  







3 Cultural references  





4 References  





5 Other sources  





6 External links  














Gail Carriger






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Gail Carriger
Carriger at Eastercon 2012
Carriger at Eastercon 2012
Born (1976-05-04) May 4, 1976 (age 48)
Bolinas, California, U.S.
Pen nameGail Carriger
OccupationWriter
Period2009 to present
GenreSteampunk, paranormal romance, urban fantasy, mystery, science fiction
Website
gailcarriger.com

Gail Carriger (born May 4, 1976) is an author of steampunk fiction and an American archaeologist.[1] She was born in Bolinas, an unincorporated community in Marin County, California, and attended high school at Marin Academy.[2] She received her undergraduate degree from Oberlin College, a masters of science in archaeological materials at England's University of Nottingham in 2000, and a master of arts in anthropology (with a focus on archaeology) at the University of California Santa Cruz in 2008.[2] She is a 2010 recipient of the Alex Awards.

Novels[edit]

Carriger's first novel, Soulless, was published in 2009 by Orbit Books and earned her a nomination for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.[3] The book was a Compton Crook Award nominee,[4]aLocus Award finalist for Best First Novel,[2] and Locus placed her on their recommended reading list.[5] Her second novel, Changeless, was published in early 2010 and earned her a place on the New York Times Bestseller List.[6] Her third novel, Blameless, was released in September 2010 and also became a New York Times bestseller.[7] The five-book series continued with Heartless in late June 2011 and concluded with Timeless in March 2012. Carriger was the guest of honoratFenCon, a science fiction conventioninDallas, Texas, in September 2011.[8] Carriger lists "P. G. Wodehouse, Austen, Dickens, and Victorian travel journals" as influences on her writing.[9]

Carriger's series for young adults, the four-book Finishing School series, launched with Etiquette & Espionage in February 2013 and was an instant New York Times bestseller.[10] The Finishing School series takes place in the same world as the Parasol Protectorate series, featuring an earlier generation of characters. Book two in the Finishing School series, Curtsies & Conspiracies, was released in November 2013. In July 2012, final cover art and synopsis for Etiquette & Espionage were revealed along with the announcement of an additional series set in the Parasol Protectorate world, titled The Custard Protocol. The first novel in the Custard Protocol series was called Prudence, followed by Imprudence, Competence, and Reticence.[11] The Supernatural Society and Delightfully Deadly novellas are also set in the Parasolverse.

Carriger's paranormal romance series, The San Andreas Shifters, written under the name G.L. Carriger, launched in 2017 with The Sumage Solution.[12] The series is based on her previously published short story, Marine Biology, and is set in her home county of Marin, California.

Carriger also has a science fiction universe, the Tinkered Stars, which began with YA space adventure story Crudrat. Begun as a Kickstarter, Crudrat was first published as a full cast audio in 2014, and then reissued in print in 2022.[13] The second book in the universe is sci fi cozy mystery, The 5th Gender, was published in 2019 and written under the G.L. Carriger name.[14] She also has a YA space opera trilogy in this universe, the Tinkered Starsong series, which launched with the book Divinity 36, first published in 2023.

Bibliography[edit]

Parasol Protectorate[edit]

Supernatural Society novellas[edit]

Parasol Protectorate (manga)[edit]

Finishing School[edit]

Delightfully Deadly novellas[edit]

The Custard Protocol[edit]

Claw and Courtship[edit]

San Andreas Shifters[edit]

The Tinkered Stars Universe[edit]

Short fiction[edit]

Other[edit]

Cultural references[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Henninger, Jason (May 28, 2010). "Pickles and Parasols: An interview with Gail Carriger". Tor Books. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  • ^ a b c "2010 Locus Awards Finalists". Locus. April 19, 2010. Archived from the original on June 12, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  • ^ "2010 Hugo Awards Final Ballot". Aussiecon 4. Archived from the original on January 21, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
  • ^ Silver, Steven H (March 25, 2010). "Compton Crook Nominees". SF Site. Archived from the original on October 16, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  • ^ "Locus Magazine unveils 2009 recommended reading list". io9. February 21, 2010.
  • ^ "Oberlin Beyond Oberlin". Oberlin College Alumni Magazine Spring 2010, Volume 105 no. 3. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  • ^ "Weekly Bestsellers: Week ending 14 September 2010". Locus. September 14, 2010. Archived from the original on May 26, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2010. Gail Carriger's Blameless (Orbit), debuts in 20th place on the NYT mass market paperback list this week.
  • ^ Carriger, Gail (September 22, 2010). "The Very Beginnings of the Parasol Protectorate". Hail the Victorious Parasol. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  • ^ "Interview with Gail Carriger". ReadAndFindOut.
  • ^ "February 24, 2013 YOUNG ADULT Bestsellers". New York Times. February 24, 2013.
  • ^ "Final cover art and release info for Gail Carriger's Etiquette & Espionage". Archived from the original on July 24, 2012.
  • ^ "Secret Project Revealed ~ The Sumage Solution, Gail Carriger Writes Sexy M/M Paranormal Romance as G. L. Carriger". gailcarriger.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  • ^ "Crudrat Cover Art Reveal!". gailcarriger.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  • ^ "Announcing The 5th Gender: A Tinkered Stars Mystery by G. L. Carriger (Behind the Magic)". gailcarriger.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  • Other sources[edit]

  • Burnham, Karen (February 11, 2010). "REVIEW: Soulless by Gail Carriger". SF Signal. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  • Bedford, Rob H. (September 21, 2009). "Soulless by Gail Carriger". SFF World. Archived from the original on August 3, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  • "YALSA's Alex Awards". American Library Association. Archived from the original on May 31, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  • Panepinto, Lauren (March 8, 2010). ""Blameless", or "How To Design A Cover in 1:55 seconds"". Orbit Books. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  • "News". Nelson Literary Agency. Archived from the original on November 3, 2010. Retrieved September 23, 2010. JUST SOLD: Graphic novel rights to the first three books in NYT bestselling author Gail Carriger's Alexia Tarabotti series: Soulless, Changeless, and Blameless, to Kurt Hassler at Yen Press by Kristin Nelson at Nelson Literary Agency.
  • External links[edit]


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