The duke contents himself mainly with attempting to rule the world and other suchlike nonsense. When one is guiding the patterns of the social universe, a single spinster preternatural is unlikely to cause one undue distress.

Gail Carriger

Tag: lord-akeldama



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Alexia seemed to recall hearing one matron complain that the Italians were very passionate in their support of balls.

Gail Carriger

Tag: italians balls droll



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Alexia's books called this end of the vampire life cycle dissanimation. Alexia, who thought the action astoundingly similar to a soufflé going flat, decided at that moment to call it the Grand Collapse.

Gail Carriger

Tag: humor vampire alexia-tarabotti



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She wondered if the immortal's avoidance of life's ugliness was a matter of survival or bigotry. Lord Akeldama did so love to know all the gossip about the mundane world, but it was in the manner of a cat amusing himself among the butterflies without a need to interfere should their wings get torn off. They were only butterflies, after all.

Gail Carriger


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Alec didn't normally consider himself a violent man, but sometimes, arms simply needed to be removed.

Gail Carriger


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The important question is, what will your wear for a wedding dress, Alexia? You look horrible in white.

Gail Carriger

Tag: random funny witty steampunk wedding-dresses



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Quietly Sophronia added, "And the soot on my dress, sir?"
"I didn't see anything." Professor Braithwope smiled down at her, showing a small hint of fang.
Sophronia grinned back. "I'm glad we understand each other, sir."
The vampire looked out into the night. "This is the right finishing school for you, isn't it, whot?"
"Yes sir, I think it might very well be."
"A piece of advice, Miss Temminnick?"
"Sir?"
"It is a great skill to have friends in low places. They, too, have things to teach you."
"Now, sir, I thought you didn't see any soot.

Gail Carriger

Tag: finishing-school friends-in-low-places soot sophronia



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Lord Maccon reflected upon the state of his life wherein he had somehow gained a spouse who could not give a pig's foot for the latest dresses out of Paris but who whined about not owning an aethographic transmitter. Well, at least the two were comparable obsessions so far as expense was concerned.

Gail Carriger

Tag: lord-maccon aethographic-transmitter



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But I don't want to be a vampire drone.' Sophronia winced. 'They'll suck my blood and make me wear only the very latest fashions.

Gail Carriger

Tag: humour vampires young-adult steampunk



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Here, I stole it for you. Why don’t you tell me what it’s for.”

“Aw, Sophronia, how thoughtful. You brought me a present!

Gail Carriger

Tag: humor present stealing spies



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