{"product_id":"9781466821583","title":"Souls in the Great Machine","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe great Calculor of Libris was forced to watch as Overmayor Zarvora had four of its components lined up against a wall and shot for negligence. Thereafter, its calculations were free from errors, and that was just as well-for only this strangest of calculating machines and its two thousand enslaved components could save the world from a new ice age. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd all the while a faint mirrorsun hangs in the night sky, warning of the cold to come. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Sean McMullen's glittering, dynamic, and exotic world two millennia from now, there is no more electricity, wind engines are leading-edge technology, librarians fight duels to settle disputes, steam power is banned by every major religion, and a mysterious siren \"Call\" lures people to their death. Nevertheless, the brilliant and ruthless Zarvora intends to start a war in space against inconceivably ancient nuclear battle stations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnbeknownst to Zarvora, however, the greatest threat to humanity is neither a machine nor a force but her demented and implacable enemy Lemorel, who has resurrected an obscene and evil concept from the distant past: Total War. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSouls in the Great Machine\u003c\/i\u003e is the first volume of Sean McMullen's brilliant future history of the world of Greatwinter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Doherty, Tom Associates, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47173862621424,"sku":"9781466821583","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781466821583_p0.jpg?v=1769891000","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781466821583","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}