{"product_id":"fiddlehead-a-novel-of-the-clockwork-century-paperback","title":"Fiddlehead: A Novel of the Clockwork Century - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCherie Priest\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung ex-slave Gideon Bardsley is a brilliant inventor, but the job is less glamorous than one might think, especially since the assassination attempts started. Worse yet, they're trying to destroy his greatest achievement: a calculating engine called Fiddlehead, which provides undeniable proof of something awful enough to destroy the world. Both man and machine are at risk from forces conspiring to keep the Civil War going and the money flowing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBardsley has no choice but to ask his patron, former president Abraham Lincoln, for help. Lincoln retired from leading the country after an attempt on his life, but is quite interested in Bardsley's immense data-processing capacities, confident that if people have the facts, they'll see reason and urge the government to end the war. Lincoln must keep Bardsley safe until he can finish his research, so he calls on his old private security staff to protect Gideon and his data. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaria Belle Boyd was a retired Confederate spy, until she got a life-changing job offer from the Pinkerton Detective Agency. Pinkerton respects her work, despite reservations about her lingering Southern loyalties. But it's precisely those loyalties that let her go into Confederate territory to figure out who might be targeting Bardsley. Maria is a good detective, but with spies from both camps gunning for her, can even the notorious Belle Boyd hold the greedy warhawks at bay? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnother rollicking alternate history from Cherie Priest\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Fiddlehead \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis the fifth book in the Clockwork Century steampunk series that started with \u003ci\u003eBoneshaker.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHERIE PRIEST is the author of \u003ci\u003eFour and Twenty Blackbirds\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBoneshaker\u003c\/i\u003e, the first book in the Clockwork Century series; and several other novels. She lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.96 x 8.32 x 5.49 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 12, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47452101542066,"sku":"9780765334077","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/ce263a6fb5aae45850c91529c8e10cab.webp?v=1778808118","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/fiddlehead-a-novel-of-the-clockwork-century-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}