Boneshaker

Boneshaker is a steampunk novel set in an alternate history Seattle, where a massive underground city has been sealed off from the world above. The story follows Briar Wilkes, a widow determined to venture into the toxic depths beneath the city to find her missing son, navigating a landscape populated by the undead, mechanical contraptions, and dangerous gas that transforms the living into something other than human.

Cherie Priest's 2009 novel blends historical fiction with fantastical worldbuilding, creating a richly detailed vision of the American frontier reimagined through a lens of gaslit machinery and Gothic atmosphere. The narrative alternates between Briar's desperate search and her son Zeke's own discoveries in the underground realm, layering personal stakes against the broader mysteries of the sealed city and the experimental machine that created it all.

The book combines elements of adventure, family drama, and speculative fiction in a narrative that rewards readers who enjoy character-driven stories with strong atmospherics and intricate plot construction.

• Steampunk alternate history set in sealed Seattle
• Dual narrative perspectives
• Published 2009
• First in the Clockwork Century series

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