{"product_id":"9781935869634","title":"The Clockwork Man","description":"\u003cbr\u003eSeveral thousand years from now, advanced humanoids known as the Makers will implant clockwork devices into our heads. At the cost of a certain amount of agency, these devices will permit us to move unhindered through time and space, and to live complacent, well-regulated lives. However, when one of these devices goes awry, a \"clockwork man\" appears accidentally in the 1920s, at a cricket match in a small English village. Comical yet mind-blowing hijinks ensue.\u003cp\u003eConsidered the first cyborg novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Clockwork Man\u003c\/i\u003e was first published in 1923 — the same year as Karel Capek's pioneering android play, \u003ci\u003eR.U.R.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cursor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47019542380784,"sku":"9781935869634","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781935869634_p0.jpg?v=1763657113","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781935869634","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}