The Dream of Perpetual Motion |
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| Author:
| Palmer, Dexter |
| ISBN: | 978-0-312-68053-4 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2011 |
| Publisher: | Picador
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $16.00 |
Book Description:
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Imprisoned for life aboard a zeppelin that floats high above a fantastic metropolis, greeting-card writer Harold Winslow pens his memoirs. His only companions are the disembodied voice of Miranda Taligent, the only woman he has ever loved, and the cryogenically frozen body of her father, Prospero, the genius and industrial magnate who drove her insane. As Harold heads toward a last desperate confrontation with Prospero to save Miranda's life, he finds himself an unwitting participant...
More DescriptionImprisoned for life aboard a zeppelin that floats high above a fantastic metropolis, greeting-card writer Harold Winslow pens his memoirs. His only companions are the disembodied voice of Miranda Taligent, the only woman he has ever loved, and the cryogenically frozen body of her father, Prospero, the genius and industrial magnate who drove her insane. As Harold heads toward a last desperate confrontation with Prospero to save Miranda's life, he finds himself an unwitting participant inthe creation of the greatest invention of them all: the perpetual motion machine. Beautifully written, stunningly imagined, and wickedly funny, Dexter Palmer'sThe Dream of Perpetual Motion is a heartfelt meditation on the place of love in a world dominated by technology.