The best and worst thing I could say about this series is that it’s very much like Carriger’s other series ( The Parasol Protectorate and spin-off The Finishing School Series). The books are lavish, funny, clever, and wildly addictive. There’s also a considerable amount of romance. The world in these books is purely delightful, full of gorgeous dresses, atrocious hats, weaponized parasols, politics both supernatural and otherwise, and steampunky gadgets. Prudence has the ability not only to turn a supernatural creature human with a touch, but also to temporarily take on their powers.
One father is a werewolf and one is a vampire. Prudence has two fathers, one biological and one adoptive – she is very close to both of them (long story). Prudence’s mother, Alexia, can turn an immortal human simply by touching them. This errand involves a flirtatious male friend (Quensel, who Parasol fans will be pleased to see remains incorrigible), a dirigible painted to resemble a ladybug and christened “The Spotted Custard”, a were-lioness and were-monkeys, many dresses and one strategic scarf, and international intrigue.Ĭarriger sets her books in a version of Victorian England in which vampires and werewolves not only exist, but are accepted (with some tension) as part of society. Prudence’s vampire adoptive father sends the girls to collect some tea for him from India. Now in their teens, Prudence and Primrose are best friends.
It involves the daughters of Parasol Protectorate heroines Alexia and Ivy. Prudence is the first in the new Custard Protocol series, which takes place many years after the conclusion of the Parasol Protectorate. This was followed by a prequel series, The Finishing School Series.
Gail Carriger made her mark with the delightful Parasol Protectorate series. As fans of the lovely and amazing Gail, you are already racing out the door en route to your local bookshop, should you be lucky enough to still have one, or fleeing this page for the pleasures of Amazon or Kobo or whatever you use for your digital book needs. Many of you will read no further than that sentence. Prudence is the first installment in a new steampunk series by Gail Carriger. Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy, Steampunk
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