Items related to The Alchemy Of Stone
Synopsis
- Mattie, an intelligent automaton skilled in the use of alchemy, finds herself caught in the middle of a conflict between gargoyles, the Mechanics, and the Alchemists. With the old order quickly giving way to the new, Mattie discovers powerful and dangerous secrets ― secrets that can completely alter the balance of power in the city of Ayona. However, this doesn't sit well with Loharri, the Mechanic who created Mattie and still has the key to her heart ― literally!
- A steampunk novel of romance, political intrigue, and alchemy, The Alchemy of Stone represents a new and intriguing direction by the author of the critically-acclaimed The Secret History of Moscow:
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. Sedia's evocative third novel, a steampunk fable about the price of industrial development, follows Mattie, an emancipated automaton, as her home city is rent by conflict between alchemists and the mechanics whose clanking, steaming inventions are changing society. Though created by a leader of the mechanics, Mattie chose to join the alchemists, but her creator still holds the key that winds her up. When a terrorist bombing and an assassination touch off all-out war between the two factions, she discovers the ugly secrets and exploitation that keep the city supplied with food and coal. Sedia's exquisitely bleak vision deliberately skewers familiar ideas from know-it-all computers to talking statues desperate for souls, leaving readers to reach their own conclusions about the proper balance of tradition and progress and what it means to be alive. (Aug.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherPrime Books
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0809572842
- ISBN 13 9780809572847
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages304
- Rating
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
US$ 62.05
Shipping:
US$ 4.25
Within U.S.A.
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
The Alchemy of Stone
Seller: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 2514018-6
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
The Alchemy of Stone
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Seller Inventory # 9871044-6
Quantity: 3 available
Stock Image
The Alchemy of Stone
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 2514018-6
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
The Alchemy of Stone
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.55. Seller Inventory # G0809572842I4N00
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
The Alchemy of Stone
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.55. Seller Inventory # G0809572842I5N00
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
The Alchemy Of Stone
Seller: Basement Seller 101, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
paperback. Condition: Good. Seller Inventory # 240831064
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
The Alchemy Of Stone
Seller: Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item. book. Seller Inventory # 25-0809572842-G
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
The Alchemy Of Stone
Seller: Russell Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. Seller Inventory # FORT686060
Quantity: 2 available
Seller Image
SEEDS OF CHANGE
Published by
Prime Books, [Rockville, MD], 2008
ISBN 10: 0809572842
ISBN 13: 9780809572847
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Octavo, cloth. First edition. Original anthology with nine stories by Jay Lake, K. D. Wentworth, Ken MacLeod and others that deal with the response of individuals and society to near future paradigm shifts in politics, culture, science and technology. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#161303). Seller Inventory # 161303
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
The Alchemy Of Stone
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think0809572842
Quantity: 1 available