by Paul J. McAuley, David Liss, João Barreiros, Paulo G. Silva, Luís Rocha, Tiago Rosa · Saída De Emergência · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789728839277
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«A invenção de Leonardo» is the alternate history novel by Paul J. McAuley and others, in paperback from Saída De Emergência (304 pages, in Portuguese).
In an alternate Renaissance Florence, Leonardo da Vinci abandons painting to devote himself to engineering, and his inventions unleash an industrial revolution. When one of Raphael's assistants is murdered, a young apprentice and Niccolò Machiavelli uncover a conspiracy of industrial espionage and black magic that reaches as far as the Inquisition and the Pope.
This novel was originally published as Pasquale's Angel in 1994; it won the Sidewise Award and was nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1995.
For fans of alternate history, steampunk, and historical intrigues set in the Renaissance.
Paul J. McAuley is a British botanist and science fiction author. A biologist by training, McAuley writes mostly hard science fiction. His novels deal with themes such as biotechnology, alternative history/reality, and space travel.
