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Title	:	God Save the Queen (The Immortal Empire #1)
Author	:	Kate Locke
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 342 pages
Published	:	July 3rd 2012 by Orbit
Categories	:	Science Fiction. Steampunk. Fantasy. Urban Fantasy. Paranormal. Vampires. Shapeshifters. Werewolves. Fiction

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Queen Victoria rules with an immortal fist.

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 after dark. A world where being nobility means being infected with the Plague (side-effects include undeath), Hysteria is the popular affliction of the day, and leeches are considered a delicacy. And a world where technology lives side by side with magic. The year is 2012 and Pax Britannia still reigns.

Xandra Vardan is a member of the elite Royal Guard, and it is her duty to protect the Aristocracy. But when her sister goes missing, Xandra will set out on a path that undermines everything she believed in and uncover a conspiracy that threatens to topple the empire. And she is the key-the prize in a very dangerous struggle.

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Original Title:	God Save the Queen
ISBN:	0316196126 (ISBN13: 9780316196123)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	The Immortal Empire #1
Characters:	Xandra Vardan
Setting:	London, England(United Kingdom)

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Cliche, boring, cliche, predictable, cliche, zzzzz.Such was my reaction to this book, which had a cool premise but failed to deliver anything unique in the genres it tried so desperately to straddle (steampunk,** urban fantasy, paranormal romance). An asskicking, sassy, neo-noir heroine in some world-building-appropriate branch of law enforcement has unwelcome speshul snowflake issues that manage to intersect with family troubles (mommy issues! daddy issues! sibling issues!) ...job troubles

Trigger warnings: violence, blood, death of a sibling.3.75 stars. If you like the Parasol Protectorate series or the Kate Daniels series, definitely give this one a go! Basically? The plague bacterium causes aristocrats to become vampires (in England) and werewolves (in Scotland). Queen Victoria has now been on the throne for 175 years, so it's a society with Victorian ideals but modern(ish) technology. It's kind of a cross between steampunk and urban fantasy. And therefore, it was pretty much

Rating: 5 out of 5.Review to come. Corsets and handguns... That's the time-zone we are in.In a mixture of eras, Kate Locke beautifully creates an environment that has elements of steam punk and urban fantasy.This is 21st Century ruled by an undead Queen Victoria. The nobility are made up of vampires and werewolves, the underground is filled with fearful creates called goblins, half-breeds (vampire-human, werewolf-human) are used to safeguard the nobility and finally there are humans, creatures

Xandra Vardan is an Urban Fantasy heroine in a London that aesthetically never left the steam age. She believes that the reports of her sister's death are greatly exaggerated, and her investigations lead to new and troubling discoveries about herself and about the vampire aristocracy who currently rules England.The aesthetic of this novel is a mishmash of the modern and the 19th century. You have steam trains and gaslights alongside computers and cell phones; a 21st-century attitude toward

In a Britain which is ruled by vampires, where an undead Queen Victoria still sits on the throne served by her attack dog Winston Churchill, rebellion is fomenting. When Xandra's favorite older sister disappears, she starts searching, a search which leads her to the lunatic asylum Bedlam and a burnt beyond recognition corpse. As she keeps digging she discovers a plot which leads all the way to the throne, and she's right in the middle of it. Powerful people are keeping secrets from her and what

Entertaining debut with interesting worldbuilding and a page-turning mystery.Locke has created a likable, complex protagonist who excels at kicking ass. She's dedicated to her queen, as well as her job as a member of the elite Royal Guard, and is fiercely protective of her family. She's an admirable character who also shows vulnerability when it comes to seeking acceptance and approval from her father and the mentor who has guided her.She's also stubborn and remains in denial for a large part of

Hang on for something special as Kate Locke takes us into her supernatural steampunk world where London is ruled by a vampire queen, the aristocracy is made up of werewolves and vampires and magic and technology work hand in hand. Not enough diversity for you? Goblins live underground, pariahs in a world filled with power, magic and danger.Xandra is a halfie, part human, part supernatural and all attitude, heart and snark. When her sister goes missing, presumed dead, Xandra will go through the