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The Clockwork Century

6 books in reading order by Priest, Cherie

New to The Clockwork Century? Start with book 1, Boneshaker.

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  1. Boneshaker

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    Boneshaker

    by Priest, Cherie

    Steampunk in an alternate American Civil War, also a gold rush, and some zombies. A literary novel that blends the fantasy, science fiction, horror, and alternate history genres.

    This one is for the discerning steampunk reader who loves a well-thought-out tale, great writing, and an interesting premise. Set in an alternative American Civil War, a son’s quest to...

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  2. Dreadnought

    Book 3

    Dreadnought

    by Priest, Cherie

    A gripping chronicle of the personal and national rivalries that led to the twentieth century’s first great arms race, from Pulitzer Prize winner Robert K. Massie With the biographer’s rare...

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  3. Ganymede

    Book 4

    Ganymede

    by Priest, Cherie

    The air pirate Andan Cly is going straight. Well, straighter. Although he's happy to run alcohol guns wherever the money's good, he doesn't think the world needs more sap, or...

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  4. The Inexplicables

    Book 5

    The Inexplicables

    by Priest, Cherie

    The fifth book in the Clockwork Century steampunk adventure series that started with Cherie Priest's Boneshaker

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  5. Fiddlehead

    Book 6

    Fiddlehead

    by Priest, Cherie

    When the forces conspiring to keep the Civil War going come for him and his invention--a calculating engine called Fiddlehead--ex-slave Gideon Bardsley turns to his patron, former president Abraham Lincoln,...

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  6. Jacaranda

    Jacaranda

    by Priest, Cherie

    Just before a hurricane makes landfall, a Texas Ranger, a nun, and a priest meet at Galveston, Texas's Jacaranda Hotel in order to break the curse that has killed over...

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