Hooray! You have added the first book to your bookshelf. Check it out now!
[−]
  • Search Digit-count Valid ISBN Invalid ISBN Valid Barcode Invalid Barcode

The Alchemy Of Stone

By Ekaterina Sedia

(8)

| Paperback | 9780809572847

Like The Alchemy Of Stone?
Join aNobii to see if your friends read it, and discover similar books!

Sign up for free

Book Description

Mattie is an intelligent automaton and the most talented alchemist in the thriving metropolis of Ayoona . . . and lately everyone needs her help. The gargoyles are searching for a way to stop their inevitable transformation into stone; the Mechanics and the Alchemists are jockeying for power over thContinue

Mattie is an intelligent automaton and the most talented alchemist in the thriving metropolis of Ayoona . . . and lately everyone needs her help. The gargoyles are searching for a way to stop their inevitable transformation into stone; the Mechanics and the Alchemists are jockeying for power over the city on the brink of a technological revolution; and as the old order gives way to the new and the magical beasts of burden are displaced by mechanized caterpillars, as the ancient silver is abandoned in favor of anthracite coal, and as the gargoyles' wisdom is replaced by a giant steam-driven Calculator, Mattie finds herself drawn to the revolutionaries' cause and their charismatic leader, Sebastian . . . but all this doesn't sit well with Loharri, the Mechanic who has created Mattie and still has the key to her heart - literally.

Critics

  • Steampunk Week – Book Review: The Alchemy of Stone by Ekaterina Sedia

    Imagine a city where the magical and mechanical coexist; where automatons can be emancipated from their creators; where gargoyles roam and watch the bustling streets beneath them. Such is the city of Ayona, home to Mattie, an intelligent automaton, a ... (read full critics)

    thebooksmugglers published on Tue, 14 Sep 2010

0 Review

Login or Sign Up to write a review
No reviews for this book yet

Book Details

  • Rating:
    (8)
    • 5 stars
    • 4 stars
    • 3 stars
    • 2 stars
    • 1 star
  • English Books
  • Paperback 304 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 0809572842
  • ISBN-13: 9780809572847
  • Publisher: Juno Books
  • Pub date: Jun 20, 2008
  • Dimensions: 1355 mm x 839 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Others
Improve data of this book

Prices Change currency & sellers

ISBN Edition List Sale Seller
9780809572847 Paperback $12.95 -- The Book Depository
Other editions
+ 1 copy tradable: →
Added to Shelf Added to Wish List

Inline Translation Mode

Left click to navigate, right click to translate.

inline translation guide

or close

Inline translation is not ready for this page yet.

Inline translation mode.

Share this page with your friends.

The viewport has not loaded.