The Fire Opal Mechanism - (Gem Universe) by Fran Wilde (Paperback)

Name: The Fire Opal Mechanism - (Gem Universe) by Fran Wilde (Paperback)
Brand: Tordotcom
SKU: 1006745176
Price: 9.19 USD
Availability: InStock

undefined out of 5 stars with 0 reviews

$9.19Save $5.80 (39% off)

In Stock

Eligible for registries and wish lists

About this item

Highlights

The Fire Opal Mechanism is the fast-paced and lively sequel to Fran Wilde's The Jewel and Her Lapidary Jewels and their lapidaries and have all but passed into myth.
About the Author: Fran Wilde's short fiction has appeared in Asimov's, Nature, and elsewhere.
208 Pages
Fiction + Literature Genres, Fantasy
Series Name: Gem Universe

Description

About the Book

"Jewels and their lapidaries and have all but passed into myth. Jorit, broke and branded a thief, just wants to escape the Far Reaches for something better. Ania, a rumpled librarian, is trying to protect her books from the Pressmen, who value knowledge but none of the humanity that generates it. When they stumble upon a mysterious clock powered by an ancient jewel, they may discover secrets in the past that will change the future forever"--

Book Synopsis

The Fire Opal Mechanism is the fast-paced and lively sequel to Fran Wilde's The Jewel and Her Lapidary

Jewels and their lapidaries and have all but passed into myth.

Jorit, broke and branded a thief, just wants to escape the Far Reaches for something better. Ania, a rumpled librarian, is trying to protect her books from the Pressmen, who value knowledge but none of the humanity that generates it.

When they stumble upon a mysterious clock powered by an ancient jewel, they may discover secrets in the past that will change the future forever.

Review Quotes

Praise for the Gem Universe series:

"[A] sharp, glittering novella about friendship, family, loyalty, and mental instability." --Locus, on The Jewel and Her Lapidary

"A splendid tale of courage and transformation in a world as exquisite as Wilde's prose. You will be utterly entranced." --Ken Liu, Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award winner, on The Jewel and Her Lapidary

"Readers who loved Jewel will be delighted by this outing." --Publishers Weekly

Additional Praise for Fran Wilde

"Extraordinary world-building and cascading levels of intrigue make Wilde's debut fantasy novel soar." --Publishers Weekly on Updraft

About the Author

Fran Wilde's short fiction has appeared in Asimov's, Nature, and elsewhere. Her debut novel Updraft, first in the Bone Universe series, was published in 2015 to wide acclaim. She blogs about food and genre at Cooking the Books and for the popular social-parenting website GeekMom. She lives in Philadelphia with her family.

Dimensions (Overall): 7.9 Inches (H) x 5.0 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)

Weight: .35 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 208

Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres

Sub-Genre: Fantasy

Series Title: Gem Universe

Publisher: Tordotcom

Theme: Epic

Format: Paperback

Author: Fran Wilde

Language: English

Street Date: June 4, 2019

TCIN: 1006745176

UPC: 9781250196545

Item Number (DPCI): 247-15-3487

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

If the item details aren’t accurate or complete, we want to know about it.

Shipping details

Estimated ship dimensions: 0.7 inches length x 5 inches width x 7.9 inches height

Estimated ship weight: 0.35 pounds

We regret that this item cannot be shipped to PO Boxes.

This item cannot be shipped to the following locations: American Samoa (see also separate entry under AS), Guam (see also separate entry under GU), Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico (see also separate entry under PR), United States Minor Outlying Islands, Virgin Islands, U.S., APO/FPO