Dreadnought (2010) (edit title/settings)

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Characters edit see section history

• Vinita "Mercy" Swakhammer Lynch: A nurse for the Confederacy or anyone else who happens to need aid; daughter of Jeremiah Swakhammer.
• Jeremiah Swakhammer: Father of Mercy
• Briar Wilkes: Sheriff of Seattle
• Horatio Korman: Ranger for the Republic of Texas
• Norene Butterfield: A crotchety Yankee woman who shares a train compartment with Mercy; Aunt of Miss Clay
• Theodora Clay: Crotchety younger Yankee; niece of Mrs. Butterfield
• Captain Warren MacGruder: Captain of the Union forces aboard the Dreadnought
• Malverne Purdue: Scientist for the Union

Quotes edit see section history

• “It's funny what they say about men in uniform - how people think women just can't resist 'em. Fact is, I think we're just pleased to see a man groomed, bathed, and wearing clothes that fit him.”

  Mercy Lynch

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• “It’s funny what they say about men in uniform—how people think women just can’t resist ’em. Fact is, I think we’re just pleased to see a man groomed, bathed, and wearing clothes that fit him.”

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• if people looked to you for directions, you gave them some directions, even if all you were doing was getting them out of the way.

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• Mercy privately thought that it was very like a Yankee, to go to war over the rights of people whom you’d rather die than join for tea.

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• It made her think of the prick of a pin left inside a dress after alterations: sudden, bright, and small, but faintly alarming.

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• “But all the things we think we know about the folks who spawned us or raised us . . . well . . . sometimes they’re wrong, and sometimes what we’ve seen isn’t all there is to know.”

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• They were northern and southern, Texan and Mexican, colored and white, officers and enlisted fellows . . . and, come to that, men and women.

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• It was a train full of strangers, and they were all the same.

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• Always easier to ask forgiveness than permission.

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Richmond, Virginia: Mercy works at a hospital here.
• Memphis, Tennessee
• Seattle, Washington

First Sentence edit see section history

Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

• Adventure: Describe this theme.
• Steampunk
• Zombies

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Clementine, and followed by Ganymede.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Cherie Priest (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: PS3616.R537 D74 2010
• Dewey: 813.6

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Violence

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Science Fiction

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• The Clockwork Century: Cherie Priest's web site describing the world Dreadnought is set within. A generous dollop of background info, and links to the other books and short stories in this setting.

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