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Dancing with Bears

Michael Swanwick

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#5742 of 8,085 books · #1085 in Fantasy

Shortlisted for the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (2012).

Dancing with Bears follows the adventures of notorious con men Darger and Surplus: They've lied and cheated their way onto the caravan that is delivering a priceless gift from the Caliph of Baghdad to the Duke of Muscovy. The only thing harder than the journey to Muscovy is their arrival in Muscovy. An audience with the duke seems impossible to obtain, and Darger and Surplus quickly become entangled in a morass of deceit and revolution. The only thing more dangerous than the convoluted political web surrounding Darger and Surplus is the gift itself, the Pearls of Byzantium, and Zoësophia, the governess sworn to protect their virtue. This steampunk-esque adventure explores the great game of espionage and empire building, from the point of view of the world's most accomplished con men, Darger and Surplus.

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Publisher
Night Shade
ISBN-13
9781597802352
Topics
Con artists and griftingPolitical intrigue and espionagePost-apocalyptic future society

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