Fan Service is coming out in October 2019 (to celebrate Soulless turning 10) from Subterranean Press.
It is an omnibus collection featuring 2 previously published Supernatural Society Novellas plus spanking new novellete… Meat Cute AKA The Hedgehog Incident.
Yes, you read the right. THE HEDGEHOG INCIDENT. At last.
Together these three stories are my most requested character wrap-ups from the Parasol Protectorate series, hence the title of this omnibus: Fan Service.
THIS IS A LIMITED PRINT RUN SPECIAL OMNIBUS WITH EXCLUSIVE NOVELETTE.
IT WILL SELL OUT. PREORDER NOW.
This collector’s special Fan Service omnibus contains stories specifically tailored to honor my most devoted fans.
It includes previously published Supernatural Society Novellas: Romancing the Inventor, Romancing the Werewolf. And an all new and never before seen novelette:
Meat Cute
AKA
The Hedgehog Incident
The collection answers the three most common questions readers have after reading the Parasol Protectorate series…
- Will Madame Lefoux ever find love?
- Do Biffy and Lyall ever get back together?
- What exactly happened when Alexia and Conall (and a hedgehog) first met?
The cover art and design of Fan Service matches the previous Subterranean edition of Soulless.
What’s in Fan Service?
In Romancing the Inventor Imogene Hale is a lowly parlourmaid with a soul-crushing secret. Seeking solace, she takes work at a local vampire hive, only to fall desperately in love with the amazing lady inventor imprisoned in the potting shed.
In Romancing the Werewolf Professor Randolph Lyall returns home to London after twenty years abroad, afraid of what he might find. With his pack in chaos and his beloved Alpha Biffy in crisis, it will take all his Beta efficiency to set everything to rights.
In Meat Cute, Alexia Tarabotti attends what seems to be a very dull party, until London’s new werewolf Alpha turns up, is unconscionably rude to her, and sits on a hedgehog.
From the comedic mind of New York Times bestseller Gail Carriger come three charming love stories set in her popular steampunk Parasolverse. Featuring a long-awaited reunion, a well deserved new romance, and a very surprised hedgehog. Look out for cheeky appearances from other popular characters, not to mention the strategic application of a wicker chicken.
Answering Your Questions!
Wait WHAT?
The novelette Meat Cute AKA The Hedgehog Incident features Alexia and Conall meeting for the first time.
How do I get it?
Right now you can only preorder directly this from Subterranean Press (it may become available at other bookstores, but only if they don’t sell out themselves first).
Other print editions?
This omnibus is a special edition, and will be released in hardcover only. It’s a limited run of 550 copies (500 limited numbered, 50 lettered and boxed).
Signed please?
All the books will come already signed by me.
Will you do the Supernatural Society novellas individually in hard cover?
No. This is likely your only chance to get the two Supernatural Society novellas in hard cover. I’ve no intention of doing hard cover books myself for any of my independent projects.
Can I get Meat Cute as an ebook?
I will release Meat Cute in digital… eventually. But you’ll have to wait a while. Join the Chirrup for more info.
Will Meat Cute be a trade paperback like the novellas?
No, Meat Cute is not long enough to get its own print book, that’s cost prohibitive. If you want it in print, this is your opportunity. I might couple it with something else, but that’s likely to take years.
Will Meat Cute be in audio?
Yes, there will be an audio version of this story. Emma Newman is narrating. Probably next year. Maybe even this Christmas if you’re good.
Do you intend to bundle other novellas as omnibus editions (when you have more written)?
Yes, I’d love to. Subterranean is a joy to work with and their books are stunning. We have to see how this one sells, of course. It’s a big experiment for everyone involved.
If this goes well, it will take a while before the next one, because I’d like to have at least 3 Delightfully Deadly or 3 Claw & Courtship novellas released first. Also, I’m unlikely to do a collectors omnibus until at last a year after the final of those comes out. Right now there aren’t even second books in any of these series but, you know, long term plans.
I hope you are as excited as I am for this new book baby.
I know it’s a ways away but I am hoping you feel like this is a good ten year anniversary present!
Yours in hedgehogs,
Miss Gail
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OUT MAY 18, 2019!
The 5th Gender (A Tinkered Stars Mystery as G. L. Carriger).
Preorder on Amazon | Elsewhere | Direct from Gail
Print and audio are coming, but will not be available for preorder.
Sci-fi queer romance meets cozy mystery in which a hot space station cop meets the most adorable purple alien ever (lavender, pulease!) from a race with 5 genders.
UPCOMING SCRIBBLES
- Reticence, The 4th and final Custard Protocol book. August 6, 2019
- Fan Service Omnibus, October 2019 to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Soulless.
- Need to know what Gail is writing right now? That’s in the Chirrup.
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Book News:
Nerdy By Nature says of Soulless:
“Soulless is the first book in the Parasol Protectorate series, and I loved it from the very first page. It’s smart, witty, and so funny. It’s described as being if Buffy were set in Jane Austen’s time, and that’s pretty much spot on.”
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