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Dreadnought
Dreadnought | Cherie Priest
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Nurse Mercy Lynch is elbows deep in bloody laundry at a war hospital in Richmond, Virginia, when Clara Barton comes bearing bad news: Mercy's husband has died in a POW camp. On top of that, a telegram from the west coast declares that her estranged father is gravely injured, and he wishes to see her. Mercy sets out toward the Mississippi River. Once there, she'll catch a train over the Rockies and—if the telegram can be believed—be greeted in Washington Territory by the sheriff, who will take her to see her father in Seattle. Reaching the Mississippi is a harrowing adventure by dirigible and rail through war-torn border states. When Mercy finally arrives in St. Louis, the only Tacoma-bound train is pulled by a terrifying Union-operated steam engine called the Dreadnought. Reluctantly, Mercy buys a ticket and climbs aboard. What ought to be a quiet trip turns deadly when the train is beset by bushwhackers, then vigorously attacked by a band of Rebel soldiers. The train is moving away from battle lines into the vast, unincorporated west, so Mercy can't imagine why they're so interested. Perhaps the mysterious cargo secreted in the second and last train cars has something to do with it? Mercy is just a frustrated nurse who wants to see her father before he dies. But she'll have to survive both Union intrigue and Confederate opposition if she wants to make it off the Dreadnought alive.
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vlwelser
Dreadnought | Cherie Priest
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Steampunk + Zombies

This is really fast and engaging. And not easy to explain in a simple blurb. If the above appeals to you, give this a whirl. It's the second in a series but the plots are pretty separate.

BookmarkTavern I read the first one and felt it was pretty okay. This review makes me want to read the next one right now! 5y
vlwelser @ozma.of.oz I think I liked this a lot more than the other book. I don't remember a whole lot about the other one. I also don't feel compelled to read the next one, based on the blurb. But this was good. 5y
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StayCurious
Dreadnought | Cherie Priest
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#quotsyjune19 #uniform @TK-421 Although I‘ve never read The Clockwork Century Series, I enjoy steampunk so it seems interesting. I really like books with alternate histories. I‘m a big fan of Meljean Brook‘s The Iron Seas novels.

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DuckOfDoom
Dreadnought | Cherie Priest
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After my last disappointing read, this was excellent. Lots of actions, no needless lengths.
I have my boyfriend pick my books from my 110 book TBR now. He really does a great job.
Anyone else having trouble deciding what to read and just let someone else decide?

LaLecture That‘s actually a good idea 🤔. I might do that the next time I have to choose a book from my tbr. 6y
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RealLifeReading
Dreadnought | Cherie Priest
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It's been years since I read the first book in this series and I was initially concerned - did I need to reread it before going to this one? Luckily that wasn't the case and I happily sank into the world of Mercy Lynch, a nurse traveling from Virginia to Seattle, crossing war-torn states via dirigible, boat, and train. It was thoroughly exciting and had such a great strong main charcter.

RealLifeReading (Recycling a photo I posted previously. Had to return the ebook. And anyway it‘s not like the ebook had the cover art. Sad!) 6y
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RealLifeReading
Dreadnought | Cherie Priest
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About 69% through Dreadnought and loving it. Today‘s breakfast is homemade walnut bread and Pão de queijo (a cheese bread popular in Brazil - it uses tapioca flour and is so tasty. My first time making them!)

tammysue Looks delicious! 😋 6y
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KtheBookwyrm
Dreadnought | Cherie Priest
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This shelf is full of sequels to the books on the TBR shelf. So I guess sort of TBR-pending.

Eyelit Good to know I'm not the only one that has a tbr-pending shelf 😄 8y
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elkeOriginal
Dreadnought | Cherie Priest
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The Clockwork Century series is an amazing alternate US history where the Civil War lasts 20 years & technology (along with everything else) has taken an interesting turn. It's #steampunk, it's got zombies, it's got phenomenal characters (kickass women!).
Start with Boneshaker, stay because Dreadnought widens this world into something you can't tear your eyes away from. For folks who hate waiting, this series is complete and ready for you!

BillBlume Cherie Priest is a damn good writer. 8y
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