{"title":"David D. Levine","description":"David D. Levine is the author of the Andre Norton Award-winning novel Arabella of Mars, sequels Arabella and the Battle of Venus and Arabella the Traitor of Mars, and more than fifty science fiction and fantasy stories. His story \"Tk'Tk'Tk\" won the Hugo Award, and he has been shortlisted for several other prizes including the Nebula, Campbell, and Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Awards. His short fiction has appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction, Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Clarkesworld magazine, The Magazine of Fantasy \u0026amp; Science Fiction, Tor.com, numerous anthologies, and his award-winning collection Space Magic. His latest novel is The Kuiper Belt Job.","products":[{"product_id":"arabella-of-mars-paperback","title":"Arabella of Mars - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A fanciful romp through a cosmic 1812, Hugo Award-winning Levine's first novel is a treat for steampunk fantasy fans.\" --\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Born on Mars, sixteen-year-old Arabella Ashby enjoys many more freedoms than most girls her age, tramping around the desert with her older brother. But that liberty is not to last. Finding Mars much too unladylike for her daughters, Arabella's mother takes the girls back to London, where they're sure to find suitable husbands among the ton. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Weighed down by Earth's gravity--and her own unhappiness--Arabella dearly misses her father and their shared passion for automata. When she learns of his death, she also uncovers her cousin's devious plot to travel to Mars, murder her brother, and claim the family inheritance for himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e To foil his dastardly plans, Arabella disguises herself as a boy to gain employment on an airship to Mars. Though she is valued by the captain for her talent with the automaton navigator he invented, she must survive French privateers, mutiny, and her own unmasking, only to reach a Mars embroiled in rebellion . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"If Edgar Rice Burroughs, Jules Verne, and Patrick O'Brien had sat down together to compose a tale to amuse Jane Austen, the result might be \u003ci\u003eArabella of Mars\u003c\/i\u003e. So. Much. Fun!\" --Madeleine Robins, author of the Sarah Tolerance Regency mystery series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A very clever and entertaining start to a memorable saga.\" --Kim Stanley Robinson, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Arabella, a human teenager born on Mars, is catapulted into adventure in a tale that cleverly combines some of the most intriguing elements of steampunk and classic science fiction.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50537773039839,"sku":"9798337200002","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/9kK_RgG0NP9798337200002.webp?v=1783476303"},{"product_id":"arabella-the-traitor-of-mars-volume-3-paperback","title":"Arabella the Traitor of Mars: Volume 3 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArabella is now a hero, but her new status brings attention that could threaten all she holds dear, in this final cosmic adventure.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Finally and truly husband and wife, Arabella Ashby and Capt. Prakash Singh are lauded as heroes in England after defeating Napoleon at the Battle of Venus. When they are invited to the Brighton palace of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, a Martian- and Venusian-inspired architectural marvel, the mechanically-bent Arabella finds herself drawn to the prince's steam-powered Merlin chair and two-wheeled Draisine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But the Prince has motives other than mere entertainment for their visit. He offers Singh a great opportunity, divulged under a cloak of secrecy. In his dual role of captain and spy, Singh will be sent to Mars to help bring the planet under British control, a mission that will pit Arabella's love and loyalty for her home against the most powerful realm in the universe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the Adventures of Arabella Ashby trilogy\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Clever and entertaining . . . A memorable saga.\" --Kim Stanley Robinson, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"If Edgar Rice Burroughs, Jules Verne, and Patrick O'Brien had sat down together to compose a tale to amuse Jane Austen, the result might be \u003ci\u003eArabella of Mars\u003c\/i\u003e. So. Much. Fun!\" --Madeleine Robins, author of the Sarah Tolerance Regency mystery series \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A fanciful romp through a cosmic 1812 . . . A treat for steampunk fantasy fans.\" --\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An imaginative setting that combines 19th-century seafaring with pulp-style space adventure.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50540021940447,"sku":"9798337200033","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/Wl405OWJGL9798337200033.webp?v=1783511662"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/david-d-levine.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}