Boneshaker

<p>WINNER OF THE LOCUS AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL</p><p> Ezekiel Blue's father committed a crime unleashing a deadly menace into steampowered Seattle. And his bereaved family has paid the price. Now Ezekiel is determined to clear his father's name risking death and the undead in the attempt.</p><p> Sixteen years ago as the American Civil War dawned gold brought hordes to the frozen Klondike. Fanatical in their greed Russian prospectors commissioned Dr Leviticus Blue to create a great machine to mine through Alaska's ice. Thus the Incredible Bone-Shaking Drill Engine was born. But the Boneshaker went awry destroying downtown Seattle and unearthing a subterranean vein of blight gas. Anyone who breathed its fumes turning into the living dead.</p><p> The devastated city is now walled in to contain the blight. But unknown to Briar his widowed mother Ezekiel is going in. His quest will take him into a city teeming with ravenous undead air pirates criminal overlords and heavily armed refugees. And only Briar can bring him out alive.</p><p> 'Adventure of rollicking pace and sweeping proportions ... this book is made of irresistible'Scott Westerfeld 'This is a hoot from start to finish'Cory Doctorow'Intelligent exceptionally well written and showcasing a phenomenal strong female protagonist' Publishers Weekly</p>