| Description |
389 pages ; 23 cm |
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At head of title: Burton & Swinburne in |
| Summary |
The third adventure featuring investigators Burton and Swinburne (after 2011's The Curious Case of the Clockwork Man) takes them back to Africa to seek the source of the Nile, a magic gem, and a way to fix history. The adventurers and their supporters display their eccentricities as they chase their opponents across the continent. Substantive engagement is left to the last minute, but a twist ending delivers a surprising punch. Hodder's, biopunk, Victorian trappings include genetic engineering of animals and plants, and mysticism from an extinct race of reptiles. The high stakes derive from the notion of a universe of limited resilience, which can only handle so many time line changes before it cracks. The subsequent cognitive dissonance, relativism, and rapid obsolescence feel more slipstream than steampunk. |
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Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890 -- Fiction.
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Swinburne, Algernon Charles, 1837-1909 -- Fiction.
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Time travel -- Fiction.
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Africa, Central -- Discovery and exploration -- Fiction.
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Great Britain -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Steampunk fiction.
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| Added Title |
at head of title: Burton & Swinburne in expedition to the |
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Burton and Swinburne in expedition to the Mountains of the Moon |
| ISBN |
9781616145354 paperback |
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1616145358 paperback |
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