The Parasol Protectorate

The Parasol Protectorate

Gail Carriger

1. Soulless
2. Blameless
3. Changeless
4. Blameless
5. Heartless
6. Timeless

翻訳版：

1. アレクシア女史、倫敦で吸血鬼と戦う
2. アレクシア女史、飛行船で人狼城を訪う

Alexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations. First, she has no soul. Second, she's a spinster whose father is both Italian and dead. Third, she was rudely attacked by a vampire, breaking all standards of social etiquette. 

Where to go from there? From bad to worse apparently, for Alexia accidentally kills the vampire -- and then the appalling Lord Maccon (loud, messy, gorgeous, and werewolf) is sent by Queen Victoria to investigate. 

With unexpected vampires appearing and expected vampires disappearing, everyone seems to believe Alexia responsible. Can she figure out what is actually happening to London's high society? Will her soulless ability to negate supernatural powers prove useful or just plain embarrassing? Finally, who is the real enemy, and do they have treacle tart?

SOULLESS is a comedy of manners set in Victorian London: full of werewolves, vampires, dirigibles, and tea-drinking.

19世紀イギリス、人類が吸血鬼や人狼らと共存する変革と技術の時代。さる舞踏会の夜、われらが主人公アレクシア・タラボッティ嬢は偶然にも吸血鬼を刺殺してしまう。その特殊能力ゆえ、彼女は異界管理局の人狼捜査官マコン卿の取り調べを受けることに。しかしやがて事件は、はぐれ吸血鬼や人狼の連続失踪に結びつく――ヴィクトリア朝の歴史情緒とユーモアにみちた、新世紀のスチームパンク・ブームを導く冒険譚

表紙に一目惚れして気になってたThe Parasol Protectorateシリーズ。

スチームパンクです。英国です。ヴァンパイアとか出て来ます。

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５冊目のTimelessは2012年出版予定。