{"product_id":"wages-of-sin-9781647100926","title":"Wages of Sin","description":"\u003cb\u003eA terrifying tale about HIV spreading in the early sixteenth century by an author, \u003ci\u003ePublisher Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e calls \"The Master of Alternate History.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if HIV started spreading in the early 1500s rather than the late 1900s? Without modern medicine, anybody who catches HIV is going to die. A patriarchal society reacts to this devastating disease in the only way it knows how: it sequesters women as much as possible, limiting contacts between the sexes except for married couples. While imperfect, such drastic actions do limit the spread of the disease.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 'Wasting' (HIV) has caused devasting destruction throughout the known world and severely limited the development of technology as well, creating a mid-nineteenth century England and London almost unrecognizable to us. This is the world Viola is born into. Extremely intelligent and growing up in a house full of medical books which she reads, she dreams of travelling to far-off places, something she can only do via books since her actions and movements are severely restricted by both law custom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Meticulously researched and exquisitely detailed in a way only a master like Harry Turtledove can do, this book is a tour-de-force from one of the best historical and alternate history writers ever to write in the genre. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CAEZIK SF \u0026amp; Fantasy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647100926\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 316","brand":"Harry Turtledove","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43180675236021,"sku":"9781647100926","price":23.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_34268b6c-a3f4-427e-b379-df52b329c99d.jpg?v=1697517712","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/wages-of-sin-9781647100926","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}