A short novel of the tragically brief pre-history of steam engines and coffee in renaissance Venice.

"A fine, funny trans-historical adventure, so well-furnished and well-wrought it seems more true than the more boring truth. Read it with a double espresso." — John Crowley

Published
2005

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