Ezekiel is on a mission to redeem his much maligned grandfather, whose invention, the boneshaker, supposedly wreaked havoc on seattle, making parts of it nearly inhabitable. Cherie priests boneshaker offers an interesting fusion of steampunk and zombies. The agony house audiobook, written by cherie priest audio. Anxious to compete, russian prospectors commissioned inventor leviticus blue to create a great machine that could mine through alaskas ice. Cherie priests boneshaker was nominated for a nebula and hugo award, won the locus award for best sciencefiction novel, and was named steampunk book of the year by. All that to say i came to dreadnought with some apprehension. Kate reading inventor leviticus blue invents a machine that accidentally destroys seattles banking district and uncovers a vein of blight gas that turns everyone who breathes it into the living dead. Boneshaker is a science fiction novel by american writer cherie priest, combining the steampunk genre with zombies in an alternate history version of seattle, washington. It was nominated for a nebula award and a hugo award. Although hes happy to run alcohol guns wherever the moneys good, he doesnt think. Cherie priest debuted to great acclaim with four and twenty blackbirds, wings to the kingdom, and not flesh nor feathers, a trilogy of southern gothic ghost stories featuring heroine eden moore. It won the 2010 locus award for best science fiction novel. Boneshaker audible audiobook unabridged cherie priest author, wil wheaton narrator, kate reading.
Read boneshaker roman by cherie priest available from rakuten kobo. Cherie priest is the author of two dozen books and novellas, most recently the toll, the family plot, the agony house, and the philip k. But on its first test run the boneshaker went terribly awry, destroying several blocks of downtown seattle. I have them in book format, but decided to listen to the first on audiobook. Boneshaker audiobook cd the indianapolis public library. Kate reading inventor leviticus blue creates a machine to mine through ice for gold, but it accidentally destroys several blocks of downtown seattle and unearths a vein of blight gas that turns everyone who. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. 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. Anxious to compete, russian prospectors commissioned inventor leviticus blue to create a great machine t. Cherie priest s boneshaker is a romp through an alternate civil war era seattle, torn apart by leviticus blues boneshaking drill a russianfunded experimental drilling engine designed to tunnel under the alaskan ice, looking for gold. Listen to this audiobook excerpt from cherie priest s steampunk novel boneshaker.
I loved the narration and felt pulled away right into the story. Glad to hear another person enjoyed the audioversion as much as i did. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Colleen delany is at the helm of this fullcast dramatization, complete with sound effects and musical score. The setting is steampunk, a feeling of darker, older times but with a mix of technology. Boneshaker, a steampunk novel by cherie priest, is an adventure in intrigue, survival and family secrets. If the wild wild west had been written by mark twain with the assistance of jules verne and bram stoker, it still couldnt be as fabulous and fantastical as boneshaker. This means that it does not lose data like other types of compressed audio files. Boneshaker also won the pnba award, as well as the locus award for best science fiction novel. Cherie priest made her debut with the eden moore series of southern gothic ghost stories that began with four and twenty blackbirds.
Cherie priest clockwork century 1boneshaker audiobook marina borham. Boneshaker by cherie priest, wil wheaton, and kate reading. Why should you acknowledge it if you can acquire the faster one. Boneshaker salt lake county library services overdrive. You also get to listen with graphicaudio access app. This a studioquality lossless digital audio format.
Cherie priests longawaited 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. She is also the author of dreadnought, boneshakers sequel, and of the nearcontemporary fantasy fathom. Boneshaker by cherie priest overdrive rakuten overdrive. Listen to this audiobook excerpt from cherie priests steampunk novel boneshaker. Cherie priest in the early days of the civil war, rumors of gold in the frozen klondike brought hordes of newcomers to the pacific northwest.
Cherie priest s boneshaker offers an interesting fusion of steampunk and zombies. Just in case anyone else shares my ignorance concerning steampunk, wikipedia defines it as a subgenre of science fiction, alternate history, and speculative fiction. She is also the author of fathom, dreadnought, and b. It was this book that really got me into listening to audiobooks, im always trying to find one better and there have been a few, but in different genres, none in steampunk. Sep 27, 2018 cherie priest clockwork century 1boneshaker. The third book in the clockwork century series, following cherie priests steampunk adventureand runaway hitboneshaker and its sequel, dreadnought the air pirate andan cly is going straight. Boneshaker audiobook with wil wheaton when i spoke with cherie priest at dragoncon last year, she mentioned that this might be a possibility. In the early days of the civil war, rumors of gold in the frozen klondike brought hordes of newcomers to the pacific northwest. Mario acevedo, bestselling author of jailbait zombie this exquisitely imaginative steampunk adventure is a joy to read. Boneshaker by cherie priest read by colleen delany and a full. Inventor leviticus blue invents a machine that accidentally destroys seattles banking district and uncovers a vein of blight gas that turns everyone who breathes it into the living dead. Anxious to compete, russian prospectors commissioned inventor. A novel of the clockwork century audiobook by cherie priest. Sixteen years later briar, blues widow, lives in the poor neighborhood outside the wall thats been built around the toxic city.
But i like cherie priests work in particular, i loved the eden moore southern gothic ghost story four and twenty black birds and if it was available on audible, i would snatch up that series in its entirety asap. Mario acevedo, bestselling author of jailbait zombie this exquisitely. Jun 16, 2015 glad to hear another person enjoyed the audioversion as much as i did. Priest gives us an excellent tour of the city and had me thinking i had actually seen signs of princess x in my own adventures around town. Fun story, but audio may not be the best medium went looking for another cherie priest book set in the real world and was excited to find this one is set in seattle, a city i know pretty well. Boneshaker is a steampunk menagerie of thrills and horror. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Have stayed up later than i should reading both boneshaker and dreadnought. Cherie priest clockwork century 1boneshaker audiobook youtube.
Cherie priest is an excellent writer and pulls you in with her vivid descriptions. They didnt have ganymede, so i asked them to buy it, and they are. Why you need to wait for some days to acquire or receive the clementine the clockwork century 11 cherie priest stamp album that you order. I had the privilege of hearing cherie priest talk at a convention about the audiobook and she said it was great of wheaton to step in to do part of the narration and that he was awesome to work with. Set in the pacific northwest during an alternate civil war historical era, gold rush fever creates a unique situation where a russian inspired drilling machine, the boneshaker, results in a poison gas no mans land where zombie like creatures roam. Boneshaker is a book ive been meaning to read for a while now. Cherie priest has penned a rousing adventure tale that breathes a roaring soul and thundering heart into the glittering skin of steampunk. It was nominated for the 2009 nebula award for best novel and the 2010 hugo award for best novel. Listen to boneshaker by cherie priest, wil wheaton, kate reading for free with a 30 day free trial. Jun 01, 2009 cherie priest is the author of two dozen books and novellas, most recently the toll, the family plot, the agony house, and the philip k. Cherie priests boneshaker is a romp through an alternate civil war era seattle, torn apart by leviticus blues boneshaking drill a russianfunded experimental drilling engine designed to tunnel under the alaskan ice, looking for gold. Cherie priest s longawaited 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. Cherie priest, wil wheaton, kate reading, macmillan audio. Cherie priest is one of those authors ive been hearing good things about for years.