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When the renowned Raphael's assistant is murdered on the eve of the Medici Pope's visit, young artist Pasquale and the alcoholic investigative reporter Niccolo Machiavegli are drawn into the shadowy underside of the city
This works as great science fiction, alternative history/steampunk, detective/noir, and philosophical piece overflowing with ideas about art, history, reality and technology. The plot moves relentlessly and is labyrinthine as its shadowy conspiracy is slowly revealed, the characters are fully realized (Pasquale, Machiavelli as drunk reporter/Sherlock Holmes character, the Great Inventor himself, Ferdinand the ape and many more), the political complex, the world building is terrific(information revealed through art installations and dialogue) and lots of wild steampunk technology.
HARDCOVER, GOLLANCZ SF, fade to spine. Bookshop remainder stamp inside front cover.
