{"product_id":"9781612271019","title":"The Tower of Destiny","description":"Joseph Méry (1798-1866) was the nearest French equivalent to Edgar Allan Poe as a ground-breaking pioneer of speculative fiction. The title piece is a significant exercise in alternate history, in which Méry imagined that Napoleon's life took a different turn in Egypt in 1799. The Truth About Creation argues in a mock-serious manner that there is nothing supernatural about God's creation of the world.The Lunarians, inspired by the New York Sun's famous \"moon hoax\" of 1835, offers a colorful picture of a Selenite civilization. The Explorations of Victor Hummer describes the rediscovery of a mythical city in Egypt. What We Shall See outlines the Utopian prospects of future human progress and includes some striking imagery of a future Paris, also featured in the classic The Ruins of Paris.","brand":"Black Coat Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031621419248,"sku":"9781612271019","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781612271019_p0.jpg?v=1763841954","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781612271019","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}