God save the queen is an arresting first book to kate lockes incredible and unconventional new steampunk series. Fortunately, that book about a british pop band is. Kate lockes god save the queen, the first book in the new immortal empire trilogy, blew my mind so far away that i probably wont find it until the next installment releases. The national anthem god save our gracious queen, long live our noble queen, god save the queen. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published.
Kate locke s god save the queen has been pinging my radar for a good while now, but id stayed away from it for a very specific reason. Not that locke s novel is actually steampunk, but the cover put me to thinking it might be. There are the political factions vying for her favor, and the alltoocl. I like a good american action movie as much as the next person. A hilarious ott steampunk vampire mashup the big issue. The story took a little at the start before it started to pull me in but when it did, i couldnt put it down. Smiths earliest novels were paranormal romances in an historical setting, written under the name kathryn smith. God save the queen the first in an alternate fantasy series where vampires, werewolves, and goblins rule london. God save the queen is a fresh, witty, and darkly beautiful ride through a london ruled by a vampire queen victoria. Like xandra vardan, the heroine in god save the queen, kate values those she loves above all else, and has hair a color not typically found in nature. Theres a reason why faith was so popular with buffy the vampire slayer fans. This stylish, original story is perfectly suited to a wonderfully constructed world. Kate locke s god save the queen, the first book in the new immortal empire trilogy, blew my mind so far away that i probably wont find it until the next installment releases.
There are the political factions vying for her favor, and the alltooclose scrutiny of queen victoria, who wants her head. God save the queen by kate locke never enough books. Its like an alternate london, thats got modern aspects mixed with victorian. Kate locke has always enjoyed making things up a trait that often got her into trouble as a child, but by which she enjoys making a living. Click to read more about god save the queen by kate locke. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers all about god save the queen by kate locke. God save the queen by kate locke, 9780356501437, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
God save the queen by kate locke overdrive rakuten. If you like gail carrigers parasol protectorate series, you enjoy urban fantasy and kickass heroines, with a slathering of steampunk, this is the book for you novels on the run a fantastic ride gail dayton god save the queen is a fresh, witty, and darkly beautiful ride through a london ruled by a vampire queen victoria. Carried along by enchanting alexandra vardan youll enjoy every minute of adventure and mystery. During off hours kate often screeches along to rock band being a rock star was her second career choice if the writing thing didnt work out, watches bbc america, or plays with makeup. Then, the day after having her gall bladder removed again, cant make this stuff up, kate got the call that orbit books her dream publisher for god save the queen had made an offer. God save the queen audiobook by kate locke rakuten kobo. God save the queen by kate locke, 9780316196123, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. It would be entirely too easy for xandra to kill, and shes pretty certain shed like it. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read god save the queen. Buy a copy of god save the queen at the book depository. Kate locke is author of the immortal empire series, an urban fantasy, alternate history novel trilogy featuring vampires under the reign of queen victoria. One shows a saucy looking redheaded woman in a vaguely steampunk type outfit, the other shows a. Her agent thought they could sell it kate wasnt certain.
God save the queen book one of the immortal empire by. Head on over to goodreads and youll see that there are two different covers to this book. This acclaimed book by kate locke is available at in several formats for your ereader. Download or read god save the queen 2012 in pdf, epub formats. God save the queen is a perfect example of why one should never judge a book by its cover. The universe created is a nice twist to all the vampire and paranormal stories lurking about as of late.
God save the queen by kate locke hachette book group. Im about to run off to buy the second book available on audible. Discover audiobooks audible originals best sellers. The first in an alternate fantasy series where vampires, werewolves, and goblins rule london. God save the queen the immortal empire book 1 kindle edition by kate locke.
Jul 03, 2012 god save the queen ebook written by kate locke. Carried along by enchanting alexandra vardan youll enjoy every minute of. Review of god save the queen by kate locke violin in a void. Xandra reminded me a lot of sabrina kane from jaye wells series. God save the queen audiobook, written by kate locke. Before writing fiction full time she worked as cook, a journalist and in a photo finishing lab where she saw enough pictures of naked people to rival hugh hefner. God save the queen has an original and unique world thats intriguing and complex enough without being too complex that its confusing. God save the queen audiobook by kate locke written by kate locke, audiobook narrated by courtney patterson. The immortal empire series by kate locke read through. Kate locke queen victoria is the undead matriarch of a britain where the aristocracy is made up of werewolves and vampires, where goblins live underground, and where mothers know better than to let their. Jul 08, 2012 the national anthem god save our gracious queen, long live our noble queen, god save the queen. Fortunately, that book about a british pop band is lost forever. One shows a saucy looking redheaded woman in a vaguely steampunk type outfit, the other shows a stylized skull and crown. Xandra, the protagonist, is a halvie, a halfvampire with noble blood on her paternal side.
Browse kate locke s bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Kate locke is a shameless anglophile who wrote her first book at age 12. Welcome to the realm of the undead matriarch of a britain where the aristocracy is made up of werewolves and vampires, where goblins live underground and mothers know better than to let their children out af. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. God save the queen the immortal empire locke, kate on. Xandra vardan is a member of the royal guard in an alternate britain where the aristocracy includes vampires and werewolves, and queen victoriathe first vampire to take the thronereigns. Jul 10, 2012 i like the ideas at the core of the novel, i just wish theyd been properly fleshed out. Philippa ballantine delightfully hardboiled attitude. The undead matriarch of a britain where the aristocracy is made up of werewolves and vampires, where goblins live. An altreality britain with some steampunk flavouring.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. God save the queen 1 by kate locke 2012, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Listen to god save the queen by kate locke available from rakuten kobo. Although this series is marked as steampunk, god save the queen reads more along the lines of a mash up between steampunk and urban fantasy. Locke has built the world up fantastically, youre intrigued to know more about it and what to see more of it. This post and the photos within it contain affiliate links. God save the queen gives a good impression of being loads of fun and just really cool. Jul 03, 2012 listen to god save the queen audiobook by kate locke.
Buy a cheap copy of god save the queen book by kate locke. God save the queen is a book that fans of jaye wells or patricia briggs will absolutely devour. The sequel to kate locke s spectacular immortal empire series that began in god save the queen. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Like many halvies, she serves the vampiric and were aristos that rule the county, in her case as a royal guard and one of the royal guards best. This is why this book god save the queen, by kate locke becomes a favorite book to check out. Publishers weekly on god save the queen will leave readers breathless. I was not disappointed and now i cant wait for the next book in this series.
I dont think im alone in this preference for slightly mad characters. In long live the queen and the first two books in the series, god save the queen, the queen is dead, shes the hero. The undead matriarch presides over a britain where the aristocracy is made up of werewolves and vampires, where goblins live underground and mothers know better than to let their children out after dark. God save the queen by kate locke, book 1 of the immortal empire series xandra is a halfvampire, her father a vampire and her mother one of the courtesan carriers of the plagued genes. Its a world where the nobility are infected with the. The god save the queen, by kate locke oftens be fantastic reading book that is easy to understand. Oct 27, 2015 kate locke is a shameless anglophile who wrote her first book at age 12.
And sometimes, shed like to eat your liver maybe open a vein. The progression of the story had me questioning the title over and over again, but finally i understood. Its strange to explain but works so well in the book. Kate lockes god save the queen, the first book in the new immortal empire trilogy, blew my mind so far. Xandra vardan is the newly crowned goblin queen of england. Send her victorious, happy and glorious, long to reign over us, god save the queen. And when you read it you cant help but imagine how awesome it would look as a movie because it really is full of cool, fun stuff.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading god save the queen the immortal empire book 1. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Apr 29, 2011 westminster abbey, april 29th 2011 at the wedding of princes william of wales and catherine middleton now catherine, duchess of cambridge. But i just kept running into the bloody novel every time i turned around, and decided that the universe was trying to tell me something. God save the queen ebook by kate locke rakuten kobo. Xandra is a very sexy heroine with great hair one of the advantages of being. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. And yeah, id read the sequel, the queen is dead, due out in 20. Download read god save the queen 2012 by kate locke in. Kate locke the fantastic conclusion to the immortal empire series that started with the spectacular god save the queen. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Locke does a fantastic job creating engaging and exciting characters. God save the queen at royal wedding of the duke and duchess.
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