01704nam a2200337u 4500 20190501234004.0 ta 150528s2015 nyu 000 1 eng 2014018728 9780316248006 DLC eng rda DLC pcc PS3620.R4446 M43 2014 813/.6 23 Tregillis, Ian, author. The Mechanical Ian Tregillis. First edition. New York, NY : Orbit, Hachette Book Group, 2015. 471 pages ; 21 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier The Alchemy Wars ; book one "The Clakker: a mechanical man, endowed with great strength and boundless stamina -- but beholden to the wishes of its human masters. Soon after the Dutch scientist and clockmaker Christiaan Huygens invented the very first Clakker in the 17th Century, the Netherlands built a whole mechanical army and became the world's sole superpower. Only the French still fiercely defend their belief in universal human rights for all men -- flesh and brass alike. After decades of warfare, the Dutch and French have reached a tenuous cease-fire but one audacious Clakker, Jax, can no longer bear the bonds of his slavery. He will make a bid for freedom, and the consequences of his escape will shake the very foundations of the Brasswork Throne."-- Provided by publisher. Robots Fiction. Alternative histories (Fiction) gsafd Fantasy fiction. gsafd Tregillis, Ian. Alchemy Wars ; bk. 1. 2 24165 24165 0 0 ABELJ abelj AF 2017-01-19 0 TREG 35055 2017-01-19 17.99 2017-01-19 BOOK