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Cherie Priest

Autor/a de Boneshaker

45+ obres 13,020 Membres 778 Ressenyes 37 preferits

Sobre l'autor

Cherie Priest was born in Tampa, Florida on July 30, 1975. She received a B.A. from Southern Adventist University in Collegedale, Tennessee in 1998 and an M.A. in rhetoric/professional writing from University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 2002. She is the author of the Eden Moore series, The mostra'n més Clockwork Century series, and Borden Dispatches series. She won the PNBA Award and the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel for Boneshaker. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys

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Obres de Cherie Priest

Boneshaker (2009) 3,691 exemplars
Dreadnought (2010) — Autor — 1,135 exemplars
I Am Princess X (2015) 851 exemplars
Four and Twenty Blackbirds (2003) 764 exemplars
Bloodshot (2011) 608 exemplars
Clementine (2010) — Autor — 607 exemplars
Ganymede (2011) — Autor — 593 exemplars
Maplecroft (2014) 572 exemplars
The Inexplicables (2012) — Autor — 456 exemplars
The Family Plot (2016) 352 exemplars
Wings to the Kingdom (2006) 313 exemplars
Fiddlehead (2013) — Autor — 313 exemplars
Hellbent (2011) 309 exemplars
The Toll (2019) 275 exemplars
Not Flesh nor Feathers (2007) 259 exemplars
Grave Reservations (2021) 249 exemplars
Fathom (2008) 232 exemplars
Dreadful Skin (2007) 212 exemplars
Chapelwood (2015) 194 exemplars
Jacaranda (2014) 193 exemplars
The Agony House (2018) 190 exemplars
Brimstone (2017) 144 exemplars
Indigo (2017) 116 exemplars
Tanglefoot (2011) 110 exemplars
Flight Risk (2022) 104 exemplars
Holy Terror (2022) 27 exemplars
The Drowning House (2024) 6 exemplars
The Heavy 3 exemplars
Bad Sushi 3 exemplars
Wishbones {story} 2 exemplars
Heavy Metal 2 exemplars
The Target Audience 1 exemplars
Reluctance 1 exemplars
Halfway to Holiness 1 exemplars
Godbothering 1 exemplars
Drawing Fire 1 exemplars

Obres associades

Rogues (2014) — Col·laborador — 1,275 exemplars
New Cthulhu: The Recent Weird (2011) — Col·laborador — 327 exemplars
The Living Dead 2 (2010) — Col·laborador — 316 exemplars
Steampunk II: Steampunk Reloaded (2010) — Col·laborador — 305 exemplars
The Book of Cthulhu (2011) — Col·laborador — 300 exemplars
The Mammoth Book of Steampunk (2012) — Col·laborador — 225 exemplars
Fort Freak (2011) — Col·laborador — 183 exemplars
Steampunk III: Steampunk Revolution (2012) — Col·laborador — 150 exemplars
Dark Cities (2017) — Col·laborador — 81 exemplars
Mississippi Roll (2017) — Col·laborador — 80 exemplars
Bewere the Night (2011) — Col·laborador — 77 exemplars
The Best of Subterranean (2017) — Col·laborador — 73 exemplars
Creatures: Thirty Years of Monsters (2011) — Col·laborador — 68 exemplars
The Mammoth Book of Steampunk Adventures (2014) — Col·laborador — 60 exemplars
Scary Out There (2016) — Col·laborador — 45 exemplars
The Stories: Five Years of Original Fiction on tor.com (2013) — Col·laborador — 38 exemplars
Grants Pass (2009) — Col·laborador — 34 exemplars
Son of Retro Pulp Tales (2009) — Col·laborador — 25 exemplars
Aegri Somnia (2006) — Col·laborador — 18 exemplars
The Usual Path to Publication: 27 Stories About 27 Ways In (2016) — Col·laborador — 14 exemplars
Full House (Wild Cards, 30) (2022) — Col·laborador — 13 exemplars
Out of Tune - Book II (2016) — Col·laborador — 11 exemplars
Apex Magazine 49 (June 2013) (2013) — Col·laborador — 10 exemplars
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 32 • January 2013 (2012) — Col·laborador — 9 exemplars
Mythic 2 (2006) — Col·laborador — 9 exemplars
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 30 • November 2012 (2012) — Col·laborador — 8 exemplars
Apex Magazine 108 (May 2018) (2018) — Col·laborador — 7 exemplars
Sleeper Straddle (2024) — Autor — 7 exemplars
Subterranean Magazine, Issue #6 (Fall 2006) — Col·laborador — 4 exemplars
Lone Star Stories 13 — Col·laborador — 4 exemplars
Noctum Aeternus 1 — Col·laborador — 3 exemplars
Subterranean Magazine, Issue #3 (Winter 2006) (2006) — Col·laborador — 2 exemplars
Weird Tales Volume 64 Number 2, Fall 2009 (2009) — Col·laborador — 2 exemplars
InterGalactic Medicine Show, Issue 61 — Col·laborador — 1 exemplars
APEX Sience Fiction and Horror Volume 1, Issue 10 — Col·laborador — 1 exemplars

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I enjoyed this, but a little less than the previous books in the series. The dialogue is clunky in places, and the main character is an obnoxious little jerk - he's kind of supposed to be, but is often stupidly so. Like, repeatedly complaining about the need to wear a gas mask when he knows the air is poisonous. Overall, though, it was an enjoyable story. I've already bought the next book.
 
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ledonnelly | Hi ha 29 ressenyes més | Mar 11, 2024 |
On Marrowstone Island, best friends Simon Culpepper, Melissa Toft and Leo Alvarez spend every Summer together. Three "Goonies" who enjoy fireworks, swimming and shooting slingshots around Grandmother Culpepper's property. After Leo nearly drowns, he begins to see strange things in the shadows and hear faint cries at night. Mrs. Culpepper knowingly assures him they are harmless.

Years later, Mrs. Culpepper is found dead and Simon is missing. With only a cryptic email from Simon to go by, Leo and Melissa return to Marrowstone. A whole house has been washed up on the beach and shockingly no one pays it any mind. It's no storm wreck, but a sign that something or someone has returned. No longer naive children, long forgotten conversations take on new meaning. Together, Leo and Melissa learn that Mrs. Culpepper had an estranged sister, Alcesta, whose power-obsessed husband might be behind all of it.

The premise is what really grabbed my attention, however I was left a bit disappointed. Leo and Melissa are loyal to a fault, and that's admirable, but their undying love for Simon seems forced. Leo and Melissa have been pining for him for over 20 years and still bicker over him. As far as we know, Simon is an ordinary guy, so why was he so extraordinary to them? Because we learn so little about Simon, both Leo and Melissa come off as self-centered with some character growth at the end.

Aunt Alcesta had the potential to be a really compelling character, like her sister, but her role was to simply provide the exposition. But how did Charlotte, Alcesta and her husband come to obtain their hidden occult knowledge? How exactly did Simon disappear? The darkest parts were far too brief. I definitely needed more of Simon's family history to fully piece this one together.
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asukamaxwell | Mar 5, 2024 |
This was an excellent read. Cherie Priest continues to develop the characters and world of her Grave Reservations series, with both the humor and depth I've come to expect from her. I am looking forward to the next one already.
 
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g33kgrrl | Hi ha 14 ressenyes més | Mar 3, 2024 |
Leda Foley is a travel agent with light psychic abilities, who incidentally saves the life of a homicide detective. He enlists her help to solve a recent murder case which has hit a dead end, and she agrees…if he’ll help her look into the unsolved murder of her fiancé 3 years ago.

Very fun. This is a bit of a departure for Cherie Priest from her usual horror, steampunk, etc. but her clever and breezy writing shines through. I loved all of the side characters, and Leda & Niki’s friendship, and really really loved the idea of psychically figuring out what song people want to hear as a way to show off / practice / hone her powers. It’s voluntary, totally harmless, and can’t be faked. However, despite the great writing and worldbuilding this is still a police procedural. Detective Grady is by-the-book, doesn’t abuse his power, and ensures Leda doesn’t overstep. But it’s just not my favorite genre.… (més)
½
 
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norabelle414 | Hi ha 30 ressenyes més | Feb 23, 2024 |

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Obres
45
També de
37
Membres
13,020
Popularitat
#1,791
Valoració
½ 3.7
Ressenyes
778
ISBN
196
Llengües
7
Preferit
37

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