Boneshaker

"Fabulous. Been following this author for years and this is one of my faves."

"If you’re into Steampunk and Action/Adventure Mysteries, this book is for you. HIGHLY recommend!"

"Loved the whole thing!! Incredible descriptions, it's a book you remember. "

"This was the first of Cherie Priest's books I read, and let me tell you, she hooked me. If you're interested in steampunk, zombies, pirates, adventures, horror, alternate history, strong women characters, post-apocalyptic/disaster, science fiction, or Seattle, this is the book for you. Did I mention zombies? Steampunk with zombies. I admit, I mainly picked up this book because 1) steampunk with zombies sounded like it could be spectacular 2) I'd read rave reviews from several sources 3) Scott Westerfeld's review on the front cover: "A steampunk-zombie-airship adventure of rollicking pace and sweeping proportions, full of wonderfully gnarly details. This book is made of irresistible." The book definitely lived up to my expectations, and surpassed them. It's certainly in my top 5 favorite books, and I have a new series to fall in love with. Thank you, Cherie Priest, for this marvelous gem."

"I must confess this is the second time I read this book since the first time I found it I had not found Goodreads yet. There is not much that can be said about the book that hasn't been told before: a bunch of zombies, a kid searching for a piece of his past and a mother desperate to find her son before something goes wrong. <br/>Many people complain about the book lacking steampunk and I might not have the best experience as a steampunk reader but I find it rather well settled in it's own world. I believe that this negativity is because there are many things that, if seen with too realistic an eye, begin to lack luster and become dull and pale. If you want scientific explanations of everything and want to be told how the vapor motor of a train is turned into an air bomb then it would be best to go find something else to read. If, on the other side, you don't understand a bit about motors and feel content just by knowing it is a vapor machine then jump right by my side and we'll have a great ride.<br/>The story is well written and flows with a nice pace, the scenes are descripted just enough to understand where we are and provides a fine ground for us to adorn the scene with as much or as little as we want in our imaginations. The zombies did feel a bit like just a medium to forward the story and I bet things would not have been half as exciting if you left them out of the equation but I did not find it as idiotic as some people talk about them, I still gotta see a zombie movie where things are not half stupid and half serious.<br/>Being a mother myself I relate to Briar more than what I thought I would in the beginning. First, there are not many books with this kind of character and second I also am at that point where you are just not sure what your children are thinking about anything at all. Maybe this is the principal reason I loved this book so much but all in all it is a reading I definitely recommend to anyone."

"I have read this series! I was trying to remember what it was after I found Leviathan and Behemoth. thanks so much "