{"product_id":"aether-and-ego-paperback","title":"Aether and Ego - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoanne Merriam\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It is autumn 1845, and Elizabeth Bennet is a part of the second generation embarking on a centuries-long flight to Alpha Centauri, working in the signal room and studying engineering aboard a massive centrifugal ship. When she is thrown into the orbit of the conventional Mr. Darcy, Elizabeth finds him haughty and intolerable. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e But then her younger sister elopes. For all of their progress in the new society of the ship, a woman can still be ruined by an imprudent attachment. Can Elizabeth and Darcy save Lydia's reputation, learn to like each other, and avoid being convicted of murder? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Aether and Ego is a steampunk retelling of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, with the addition of space travel, dogs, and accidental death. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoanne Merriam is a writer and poet from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. She is the author of the poetry collection The Glaze from Breaking and her poetry and fiction has appeared in dozens of magazines and journals, including Astropoetica, The Baltimore Review, Escape Pod, Pank, Per Contra, Pictura, and Strange Horizons. Find her at joannemerriam.com and @joannemerriam.bsky.social?.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68363282841823,"sku":"9781834210261","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/gCa8HttXTo9781834210261.webp?v=1793645540","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/aether-and-ego-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}