{"product_id":"souls-in-the-great-machine-9780312872564","title":"Souls in the Great Machine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSouls in the Great Machine\u003c\/i\u003e is the first volume of Sean McMullen's brilliant future history of the world of Greatwinter. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The great Calculor of Libris was forced to watch as Overmayor Zarvora had four of its components lined up against a wall and shot for negligence. Thereafter, its calculations were free from errors, and that was just as well-for only this strangest of calculating machines and its two thousand enslaved components could save the world from a new ice age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd all the while a faint mirrorsun hangs in the night sky, warning of the cold to come. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In Sean McMullen's glittering, dynamic, and exotic world two millennia from now, there is no more electricity, wind engines are leading-edge technology, librarians fight duels to settle disputes, steam power is banned by every major religion, and a mysterious siren Call lures people to their death. Nevertheless, the brilliant and ruthless Zarvora intends to start a war in space against inconceivably ancient nuclear battle stations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Unbeknownst to Zarvora, however, the greatest threat to humanity is neither a machine nor a force but her demented and implacable enemy Lemorel, who has resurrected an obscene and evil concept from the distant past: Total War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312872564\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.10d","brand":"Sean McMullen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38012628271285,"sku":"9780312872564","price":17.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0751b686-910f-4115-8adb-6acc7222d29a.jpg?v=1609137028","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/souls-in-the-great-machine-9780312872564","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}