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In the midst of the American Civil War, ex‑slave and inventor Gideon Bardsley develops a groundbreaking calculating engine called Fiddlehead. As assassination attempts grow and powerful forces seek to destroy his work because of its alarming implications, Gideon turns to his former patron, President Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln, who has withdrawn from politics after a personal threat, vows to safeguard Gideon’s invention and hopes that its data could persuade the government to end the conflict. Meanwhile, former Confederate spy Maria 'Belle' Boyd, now employed by the Pinkerton Detective Agency, uses her unique access to Confederate territory to trace the threats against Bardsley. With spies from both sides closing in, they must outwit war‑hawks determined to keep the war—and the profits—running.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction
Authors: Cherie Priest
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