{"product_id":"the-mechanist-paul-gordon-james-9798901740231","title":"The Mechanist","description":"\u003cp\u003eLondon, 1892. The age of reason is turning strange. Gaslight yields to electricity, science flirts with the supernatural, and in the fog-choked taverns of the East End, a masked performer known only as The Mechanist astounds audiences with feats that defy explanation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen mathematician Paul White and his brilliant but secretive mentor, Professor Reginald Dixon, witness one of his unsettling displays-a talking head, a hypnotised crowd, a spectator set ablaze by invisible force-they are drawn into a labyrinth of illusion, espionage, and murder. The discovery of a severed head in Dixon's rooms soon brands them as suspects, forcing White to uncover the link between The Mechanist, Ada Lovelace's lost diary, and a missing physicist erased from history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the gaslit alleys of Stepney to the echoing halls of the Royal College of Science and the haunted silence of Faraday's abandoned lighthouse, The Mechanist fuses Victorian noir, cutting-edge science fiction, and geopolitical intrigue-a darkly visionary tale of obsession, conscience, and the perilous dream of creating a thinking machine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs empires vie for mastery of the human mind, Paul White must decide: is knowledge salvation-or damnation?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers of \u003cem\u003eThe Prestige\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Difference Engine\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Essex Serpent\u003c\/em\u003e, this haunting sequel to \u003cem\u003eThe Night's Cipher\u003c\/em\u003e offers an intoxicating blend of historical mystery, philosophical suspense, and gothic romance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Gordon James\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798901740231\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atmosphere Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.37d","brand":"Paul Gordon James","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48175919202559,"sku":"9798901740231","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5ad84357-b75a-4ef5-9ab5-3de2ddd45262.jpg?v=1771336320","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-mechanist-paul-gordon-james-9798901740231","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}