Carriger, Gail
Entry updated 18 March 2024. Tagged: Author.
Pseudonym of US archaeologist and author Tofa Borregaard (1976- ), who published some early short fiction under her real name, beginning with "A Kind of Malice" in Space and Time for 1999. As Carriger, she has focused almost exclusively on the Parasol Protectorate sequence – the central volumes of which are Soulless (2009), Changeless (2010), Blameless (2010), Heartless (2011) and Timeless (2012) – set in a blamelessly Equipoisal Alternate World version of Victorian London; the various generic elements, including a cadre of sometimes comically anguished Immortal Vampires and Werewolves, are modulated through Steampunk tropes, with Airships frequently in evidence. Though there are also elements of paranormal romance in this medley, an element of polished though unsharp farce lightens the mix. A sense that the cast as a whole have assumed roles for the duration of their immersion in this world is complemented by a sense that Borregaard treats her own pseudonym in the same light: in an interview (September 2010 Locus), she stated that "Gail [Carriger] is a brand like Coca-Cola is a brand – with an image, a mission statement and all that".
A second series connected to the Parasol Protectorate world, the Finishing School school sequence beginning with Etiquette & Espionage (2013), is designed for the Young Adult market. [JC]
Tofa Borregaard
born Bolinas, California: 4 May 1976
works
series
Parasol Protectorate
- Soulless (New York: Orbit, 2009) [Parasol Protectorate: pb/Derek Caballero]
- Changeless (New York: Orbit, 2010) [Parasol Protectorate: pb/Derek Caballero]
- Blameless (New York: Orbit, 2010) [Parasol Protectorate: pb/Derek Caballero]
- The Parasol Protectorate (New York: Science Fiction Book Club, 2012) [omni of the above three: Parasol Protectorate: hb/Gordon Crabb]
- Heartless (New York: Orbit, 2011) [Parasol Protectorate: pb/Lauren Panepinto]
- Timeless (New York: Orbit, 2012) [Parasol Protectorate: pb/Derek Caballero]
- The Parasol Protectorate, Volume 2 (New York: Science Fiction Book Club, 2012) [omni of the above two: Parasol Protectorate: hb/Gordon Crabb]
Parasol Protectorate: The Manga
- Soulless: The Manga, Vol 1 (New York: Hachette/Yen Press, 2012) [graph: adaptation of Soulless (see above) into Manga format: Parasol Protectorate: The Manga: illus/pb/Rem]
- Soulless: The Manga, Vol 2 (New York: Hachette/Yen Press, 2012) [graph: adaptation of Soulless (see above) into Manga format: Parasol Protectorate: The Manga: illus/pb/Rem]
- Soulless: The Manga, Vol 3 (New York: Hachette/Yen Press, 2013) [graph: adaptation of Soulless (see above) into Manga format: Parasol Protectorate: The Manga: illus/pb/Rem]
Parasol Protectorate: Finishing School
- Etiquette & Espionage (New York: Little, Brown, 2013) [Finishing School: hb/Carrie Schechter]
- Curtsies & Conspiracies (New York: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2013) [Finishing School: hb/Carrie Schechter]
- Waistcoats & Weaponry (New York: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2014) [Finishing School: hb/Carrie Schechter]
- Manners & Mutiny (New York: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2015) [Finishing School: hb/Carrie Schechter]
Parasol Protectorate: The Custard Protocol
- Prudence (New York: Orbit, 2015) [Custard Protocol: hb/Don Sipley and Michael Roberts]
- Imprudence (New York: Orbit, 2016) [Custard Protocol: hb/Don Sipley and Michael Roberts]
- Competence (New York: Orbit, 2018) [Custard Protocol: hb/Don Sipley and Michael Roberts]
- Reticence (New York: Orbit, 2019) [Custard Protocol: hb/Don Sipley and Michael Roberts]
Parasol Protectorate: Delightfully Deadly
- Poison or Protect (no place given: Gail Carriger, 2015) [Delightfully Deadly: pb/Starla Huchton]
- Defy or Defend (no place given: Gail Carriger, 2020) [Delightfully Deadly: pb/Lady Love Lloyd Creations]
- Ambush or Adore (no place given: Gail Carriger, 2020) [ebook: Delightfully Deadly: na/]
- Delightfully Deadly (Burton, Michigan: Subterranean Press, 2022) [omni of the above three with one story added: Delightfully Deadly: hb/]
Supernatural Society
- Romancing the Inventor (no place given: Gail Carriger, 2016) [Supernatural Society: pb/Starla Huchton]
- Romancing the Werewolf (no place given: Gail Carriger, 2017) [Supernatural Society: pb/Starla Huchton]
- Fan Service (Burton, Michigan: Subterranean Press, 2019) [omni of the above two: with an added story: Supernatural Society: hb/Hope Mowry]
San Andreas Shifters
- The Sumage Solution (no place given: Gail Carriger, 2017) as by G L Carriger [San Andreas Shifters: pb/Evan Butterfield]
- The Omega Objection (no place given: Gail Carriger, 2018) as by G L Carriger [San Andreas Shifters: pb/Starla Huchton]
- The Enforcer Enigma (no place given: Gail Carriger, 2020) as by G L Carriger [San Andreas Shifters: pb/Starla Huchton]
Claw and Courtship
- How to Marry a Werewolf (In 10 Easy Steps) (no place given: Gail Carriger, 2017) [Claw and Courtship: pb/Starla Huchton]
Tinkered Stars
- The 5th Gender (no place given: Gail Carriger, 2019) [Tinkered Stars: pb/Starla Huchton]
- Crudrat (no place given: Gail Carriger, 2022) [Tinkered Stars: pb/]
- Demigod 12 (no place given: Gail Carriger, 2023) [Tinkered Stars: pb/Paul Sizer]
- Dome 6 (no place given: Gail Carriger, 2023) [Tinkered Stars: pb/Paul Sizer]
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