{"product_id":"fire-opal-mechanism-paperback","title":"The Fire Opal Mechanism - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFran Wilde\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fire Opal Mechanism\u003c\/i\u003e is the fast-paced and lively sequel to Fran Wilde's \u003ci\u003eThe Jewel and Her Lapidary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJewels and their lapidaries and have all but passed into myth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJorit, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen they stumble upon a mysterious clock powered by an ancient jewel, they may discover secrets in the past that will change the future forever.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFran Wilde's short fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eAsimov's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. Her debut novel \u003ci\u003eUpdraft\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 04, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42124617416839,"sku":"9781250196545","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/eee033a712ed3d3a2807f0026f2b7cb5.webp?v=1732571500","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/fire-opal-mechanism-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}