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by William Gibson

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Can anyone recommend other classic steam punk novels?

Adam Meek Tim Powers, The Anubis Gates

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What did Bruce Sterling mean saying "When you raise the dead, they bring their baggage"?

David Stuckey I suppose he meant that delving into someone's past, you also find all the problems, feelings and attitudes they had during that time. . . . much the …moreI suppose he meant that delving into someone's past, you also find all the problems, feelings and attitudes they had during that time. . . . much the way that SF from the 1940s is considered unreadable by some due to modern sensibilities being offended by previous attitudes, and probably much the same way that our descendants will find our thinking archaic and disturbing. (less)

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what is the recommended age for this book?

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How did the mysterious case of cards come into Mick Radleys possession, and what did he intend to do with them?

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