{"product_id":"the-revolutions-paperback","title":"The Revolutions - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFelix Gilman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing his spectacularly reviewed \u003ci\u003eHalf-Made World\u003c\/i\u003e duology, Felix Gilman pens a sweeping stand-alone tale of Victorian science fiction, arcane exploration, and planetary romance in \u003ci\u003eThe Revolutions.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1893, young journalist Arthur Shaw is at work in the British Museum Reading Room when the Great Storm hits London, wreaking unprecedented damage. In its aftermath, Arthur's newspaper closes, owing him money, and all his debts come due at once. His fianc  Josephine takes a job as a stenographer for some of the fashionable spiritualist and occult societies of fin de si cle London society. At one of her meetings, Arthur is given a job lead for what seems to be accounting work, but at a salary many times what any clerk could expect. The work is long and peculiar, as the workers spend all day performing unnerving calculations that make them hallucinate or even go mad, but the money is compelling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThings are beginning to look up when the perils of dabbling in the esoteric suddenly come to a head: A war breaks out between competing magical societies. Josephine joins one of them for a hazardous occult exploration-an experiment which threatens to leave her stranded at the outer limits of consciousness, among the celestial spheres. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArthur won't give up his great love so easily, and hunts for a way to save her, as Josephine fights for survival...somewhere in the vicinity of Mars.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFELIX GILMAN has been nominated for the John W. Campbell Award and the Locus Award for best new writer. He is the author of the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThunderer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGears of the City\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Half-Made World\u003c\/i\u003e, which was listed by Amazon as one of the ten best SF\/F novels of 2010. He lives with his family in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.8 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 07, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42723245654079,"sku":"9780765337191","price":25.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2d5959a172e3783661ceebd7c55345d2.webp?v=1765098504","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-revolutions-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}