These two things made for a fantastically different novel from what I've been forcing myself to read lately. I even said that Raylene reminded me of a morally ambiguous Kate Beckinsale from Underworld. I had never read Cherie Priest before, but I found this at the library and decided to give it a chance.Īt times I would describe the plot as being Vampire Mission: Impossible. It was a darker action-packed urban fantasy, and I'm glad that I stumbled upon it. Her short stories and nonfiction articles have appeared in such fine publications as Weird Tales, Publishers Weekly, and numerous anthologies – and her books have been translated into nine languages in eleven countries.Īlthough she was born in Florida on the day Jimmy Hoffa disappeared, for the last twenty years Cherie has largely divided her time between Chattanooga, TN, and Seattle, WA – where she presently lives with her husband and a menagerie of exceedingly photogenic pets.I really enjoyed this book. Martin’s shared world universe, the Wild Cards.
She has been nominated for the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award, and the Locus award – which she won with Boneshaker.Ĭherie has also written a number of urban fantasy titles, and composed pieces (large and small) for George R. But she is perhaps best known for the steampunk pulp adventures of the Clockwork Century, beginning with Boneshaker.
She also wrote gothic horror project The Toll and haunted house thriller The Family Plot – as well as the hit YA graphic novel mash-ups I Am Princess X and its follow up, The Agony House. Cherie lives in Seattle, WA, with her husband and a menagerie of exceedingly photogenic pets.Ĭherie Priest is the author of two dozen books and novellas, most recently the Booking Agents mysteries Grave Reservations and Flight Risk.
Her works have been nominated for the Hugo and Nebula awards for science fiction, and have won the Locus Award (among others) – and over the years, they’ve been translated into nine languages in eleven countries. Dick Award nominee Maplecroft but she is perhaps best known for the steampunk pulp adventures of the Clockwork Century, beginning with Boneshaker. She also wrote gothic horror projects The Toll, The Family Plot, and the Philip K. I am represented by Stacia Decker at Dunow, Carlson & Lerner.Ĭherie Priest is the author of two dozen books and novellas, including the Booking Agents mysteries Grave Reservations and Flight Risk, southern horror novel The Toll, acclaimed gothic Maplecroft, and the award-winning Clockwork Century series, beginning with Boneshaker.Ĭherie Priest is the author of two dozen books and novellas, most recently the Booking Agents mysteries Grave Reservations and Flight Risk. I have significantly reduced my social media presence online, but you can still find me here: Email me at: - But please don’t sent me unsolicited material to read, critique, or review.
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