The Black Locomotive

Description

Product ID:	9781529074468
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Title:	The Black Locomotive
Authors:	Author: Rian Hughes
Page Count:	416
Subjects:	Science fiction, Science fiction
Description:	Select Guide Rating A brilliantly original novel of literary SF from the acclaimed author of XX, The Black Locomotive weaves steam trains, the history and architecture of London, and a mysterious alien artefact below the city into a work of stunning inventiveness and originality. ‘Utterly unique . . . A masterpiece’ The Daily Mail ‘Stunning . . . Brilliantly original’ The Guardian London is built from concrete, steel and the creative urge. Old technology gives way to the new. Progress is inevitable – but is it more fragile than its inhabitants realize? A strange anomaly is uncovered in the new top-secret Crossrail extension being built under Buckingham Palace. It is an archaeological puzzle, one that may transform our understanding of history – and the origins of London itself. And if our modern world falls, we may have to turn to the technology of the past in order to save our future.
Imprint Name:	Picador
Publisher Name:	Pan Macmillan
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2022-08-04

Weight	368 g
Dimensions	131 × 196 × 34 mm