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Bookish and proper Percival Tunstell finds himself out of his depth when floating cities, spirited plumbing, and soggy biscuits collide in this delightful conclusion to NYT bestselling author Gail Carriger's Custard Protocol series.

Percival Tunstell loves that his sister and her best friend are building themselves a family of misfits aboard their airship, the Spotted Custard. Of course, he'd never admit that he belongs among them. He's always been on the outside - dispassionate, aloof, and hatless. But accidental spies, a trip to Japan, and one smart and beautiful doctor may have him renegotiating his whole philosophy on life.

Except hats. He's done with hats. Thank you very much.

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Publisher : Orbit (4 February 2020)
Language : English
Paperback : 384 pages
ISBN-10 : 0316433934
ISBN-13 : 978-0316433938
Dimensions : 13.97 x 2.54 x 20.96 cm

Best Sellers Rank: 307,710 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 5,412 in Historical Fantasy (Books)
- 17,046 in Paranormal Fantasy (Books)
- 17,831 in Fantasy Romance (Books)

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"Blending steampunk and urban fantasy in a colorful alternate Victorian England, Carriger presents a grand cast of characters on a harrowing adventure that stretches from England to India... Filled with lavish fashions, supernatural high society, and witty dialogue, this story is a fine introduction to a fabulous new series."--Booklist on Prudence

"Carriger excels at wry humor and clever phrasing, and her ensemble cast is thoroughly charming and satisfyingly diverse. There's a genuine sense of whimsy and fun running throughout this story."--Publishers Weekly on Competence

"Carriger maintains a droll, tongue-in-cheek tone, and her protagonists are as concerned with witty banter and fashionable hats as they are with fighting for their lives. Series fans will enjoy this mischievous romp, which revisits old favorites while raising a new crop of charming characters."--Publishers Weekly on Prudence

"Carriger's trademark wit and whimsy are in evidence from the very first sentence, and the result is an inventive madcap adventure."--RT Book Reviews on Imprudence

"Charming... Carriger's prose is playful and droll, with frequent laugh-worthy moments, tongue-in-cheek humor, and sparkling repartee."--Publishers Weekly

"Readers who delighted in Carriger's Parasol Protectorate will be entranced by the familiar cast and trademark wit of the new Custard Protocol series...Behind the delightful whimsy and snarky observations, there is a great deal of heart and soul."--RT Book Reviews on Prudence

"The author's humor and affection for her outlandish characters is always appealing. A fun launch."--Library Journal on Prudence

About the Author

New York Times bestselling author Gail Carriger writes to cope with being raised in obscurity by an expatriate Brit and an incurable curmudgeon. She escaped small town life and inadvertently acquired several degrees in Higher Learning. Ms. Carriger then traveled the historic cities of Europe, subsisting entirely on biscuits secreted in her handbag. She resides in the Colonies, surrounded by fantastic shoes, where she insists on tea imported from London.

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missKitty

You can't go wrong with kitsune and dragons!

Reviewed in Australia on 15 August 2019

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Although this is not a relationship I would want (Percy finally comes into his own xx), it's still written with unfailing humour, adventure and cuteness. You can never go wrong with this author! :) 4th in this particular series BTW, you don't have to read the first three but makes it much more fun.

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Louise Byrne

Enjoyable

Reviewed in Australia on 10 August 2020

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Enjoyed all the books in both series. The storylines are fun and funny. Poor editing means frequent errors and unfortunately every so often the author forgets what has been said about characters previously, so a willingness to overlook occassional inconsistency and error is needed. Otherwise most enjoyable.

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M.A.SPRIGGS

An enjoyable conclusion to a fun series

Reviewed in Australia on 6 May 2020

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This book was a fun action packed adventure, full of sarcastic comments, witty dialogue and improbable situations. It rounded off the series in a satisfactory and thoroughly enjoyable conclusion.Highly recommend

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Bronwyn Harris

Wonderful

Reviewed in Australia on 30 August 2019

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Wonderful finale for this series. As always Gail Carriger has brought wit, heart and adventure in spades. Just wonderful.

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Lee Hulme

Great end to the Custard series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 August 2019

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I always look forward to a new book in the Parasolverse, and Carriger never fails to deliver something great.

This time on the romance block it's Percy, who, I admit, I had been digging as ace or aro (and whom I continue to dig as aspec), so it was gonna take someone special to capture his heart, and mine on his behalf.

Well, Arsenic (just take a beat to love that name) did the trick from page one. She's a perfect fit for the family of misfits aboard the Custard: quick, smart, an oddity to society, unwilling to judge others, and a big heart coupled with a laid back acceptance of whatever is happening around her.

She's a great match for Percy, if he could only move past his lack of experience and actually get with the kissing!

The rest of the book is, as expected, ridiculous and fun. Floating cities, more new shapeshifters, tassles, fainting vampire queens, Akeldama being...well, Akeldama.

Carriger shows, as always, that she can write books set in the past (albeit a steampunk version of it) whilst refusing to cis-, het- and whitewash everything in it. Each oddball is written with love, care and respect, and I look forward to this in any new works as much as I look forward to the stories themselves.

All in all, another favourite for the reread list! And I can't wait for the next.

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Roberta Reads

A stunning and satisfying conclusion to the Custard Protocol

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 August 2019

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A stunning and satisfying conclusion to the Custard Protocol (and, indeed, the Parasol Protectorate world). All tied up in a bow!

I did notice a small number of possible typos, but it’s possible that they are just the language used at that time - I really wouldn’t know! They don’t detract from the enjoyment of the excellent story, so a very minor niggle really.

I can’t really say too much more without spoilers, but I love being in Percy’s head, I want to be Arsenic, and Spoo is great! Lots of old favourites and future characters popping up to say hi. A satisfying adventure and rescue. Politeness, fisticuffs and tea. Everything we love and expect from a Gail Carriger.

Highly recommended. I’d give more than 5 out of 5 stars if I could.

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Lolah

A fab book but GUTTED it's the last one!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 August 2019

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This is the fourth and final book in the Custard Protocol series, and I LOVED it! Percy may finally find love, with the daughter of Presha (from Finishing School books and Poison & Protect, for Carriger fans!) Dr Arsenic Ruthven, and the crew take on another adventure trip to Japan, while also looking to rescue an agent from the Parasol Protectorate, and maybe discover another new type of shifter as well! It's a great story that I highly recommend to all fans of the series and Gail Carriger's work - we see lots of characters from her other series popping up too - but I'm so disappointed it's the last book! I just hope that whatever comes next is just as good, if not better.. which is entirely possible with Gail at the creative helm!

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Rhiannon Lynn

Fantastic finale!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 August 2019

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LOVE IT!!!! So very many neat things! I ADORE Arsenic (poor lass, name like that!) and all the various adventures of this the final and most wonderful Custard Protocol book. All the pairings, all the adventures and all the FUN!
Thank you, Miss Gail, for making this last ride of the Custard day such an incredible high.

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Roobarb

Extraordinary Adventures and marvelous characters

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 November 2020

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It was so good to get the audio version of this book at last, I had read it in ebook format but as I have the rest of the series in audio and the previous two series also this was a gap that needed filling. I'm happy its now available around the world.

This is the last book in the 4 part Custard Protocol series, a steam punk extravaganza where a group of characters travel the world. It will make more sense if you read the others first as there are character developments and storyline that flow through them all.

This series follows on from the Finishing School series, and Soulless series both of which are brilliant but can be read separately and characters from each appear in this series and a lot show up in this book. You don't have to read those first but it feels so good to meet up with these wonderful friends.

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