{"product_id":"gideon-smith-and-the-brass-dragon-9780765334251","title":"Gideon Smith and the Brass Dragon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Barnett's \u003ci\u003eGideon Smith and the Brass Dragon\u003c\/i\u003e is a fantastical steampunk fable set against an alternate historical backdrop: the ultimate Victoriana\/steampunk mash-up \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNineteenth century London is the center of a vast British Empire, a teeming metropolis where steam-power is king and airships ply the skies, and where Queen Victoria presides over three quarters of the known world--including the east coast of America, following the failed revolution of 1775. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYoung Gideon Smith has seen things that no green lad of Her Majesty's dominion should ever experience. Through a series of incredible events Gideon has become the newest Hero of the Empire. But Gideon is a man with a mission, for the dreaded Texas pirate Louis Cockayne has stolen the mechanical clockwork girl Maria, along with a most fantastical weapon--a great brass dragon that was unearthed beneath ancient Egyptian soil. Maria is the only one who can pilot the beast, so Cockayne has taken girl and dragon off to points east. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGideon and his intrepid band take to the skies and travel to the American colonies hot on Cockayne's trail. Not only does Gideon want the machine back, he has fallen in love with Maria. Their journey will take them to the wilds of the lawless lands south of the American colonies - to free Texas, where the mad King of Steamtown rules with an iron fist (literally), where life is cheap and honor even cheaper. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDoes Gideon have what it takes to not only save the day but win the girl?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Barnett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780765334251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/30\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRomantic Times\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2014 pg. 53 - Excellent\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2014 pg. 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Barnett is an award-winning journalist, multimedia content manager of the \u003ci\u003eTelegraph \u0026amp; Argus\u003c\/i\u003e, cultural reviewer for \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e on Sunday, and has done features for \u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of\u003ci\u003e Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAngelglass\u003c\/i\u003e (described by \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e as stunning), \u003ci\u003eHinterland\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003epopCULT\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40123238744179,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_3c9a6eb2-f21d-4cab-821b-02f6190e6ddf.jpg?v=1653834656","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/gideon-smith-and-the-brass-dragon-9780765334251","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}