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Everfair places readers in an alternate past where Belgium’s colonization of the Congo takes on a new trajectory. In this steampunk‑infused setting, native populations learn to harness steam power, reshaping the colony’s society, politics and technology in unexpected ways.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Nisi Shawl
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