{"product_id":"our-lady-of-the-ice-paperback","title":"Our Lady of the Ice - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCassandra Rose Clarke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Yiddish Policeman's Union\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Windup Girl \u003c\/i\u003ewhen a female PI goes up against a ruthless gangster--just as both humans and robots agitate for independence in an Argentinian colony in Antarctica.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Argentine Antarctica, Eliana Gomez is the only female PI in Hope City--a domed colony dependent on electricity (and maintenance robots) for heat, light, and survival in the icy deserts of the continent. At the center is an old amusement park--now home only to the androids once programmed to entertain--but Hope City's days as a tourist destination are long over. Now the City produces atomic power for the mainland while local factions agitate for independence and a local mobster, Ignacio Cabrera, runs a brisk black market trade in illegally imported food. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Eliana doesn't care about politics. She doesn't even care much that her boyfriend, Diego, works as muscle for Cabrera. She just wants to save enough money to escape Hope City. But when an aristocrat hires Eliana to protect an explosive personal secret, Eliana finds herself caught up in the political tensions threatening to tear Hope City apart. In the clash of backstabbing politicians, violent freedom fighters, a gangster who will stop at nothing to protect his interests, and a newly sentient robot underclass intent on a very different independence, Eliana finds her job coming into deadly conflict with Diego's--just as the electricity keeping Hope City from freezing begins to fail... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With the inner workings of the mob combined with the story of a revolution, \"Clarke brings novelty and delight to steampunk Antarctica in this complex and lovely mystery\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review). \u003ci\u003eOur Lady of the Ice\u003c\/i\u003e questions what it means to be human, what it means to be free, and whether we're ever able to transcend our pasts and our programming to find true independence.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCassandra Rose Clarke is the author of \u003ci\u003eOur Lady of the Ice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMagic of Blood and Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMagic of Wind and Mist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStar's End\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHalo: Battle Born\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHalo: Meridian Divide\u003c\/i\u003e. She grew up in south Texas and currently lives in Richmond, Virginia, where she tends to multiple cats. Cassandra's first adult novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Mad Scientist's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e, was a finalist for the 2013 Philip K. Dick Award, and her YA novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Assassin's Curse\u003c\/i\u003e, was nominated for YALSA's 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults. Her short fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eStrange Horizons\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDaily Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e. Visit her at CassandraRoseClarke.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 25, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52580757569843,"sku":"9781481444279","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/cekz3M9_pc9781481444279.webp?v=1761529965","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/our-lady-of-the-ice-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}