{"product_id":"the-new-renaissance-9798291312605","title":"The New Renaissance","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Farid K. Jafar\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Science Fiction - Steampunk\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if Leonardo da Vinci's greatest invention cracked reality itself?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlorence, 1503. Steam engines roar to life centuries before their time. Mechanical beings awaken to consciousness. Airships darken Renaissance skies. Reality fractures into infinite possibilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen young artist Luca Bernardi becomes something between human and machine-a living bridge between two forms of consciousness-he discovers Leonardo's steam revolution has \u003cb\u003esplit the world itself\u003c\/b\u003e, creating multiple timelines where different versions of history unfold simultaneously.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e plunges readers into a mind-bending labyrinth where: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNothing is as it seems\u003c\/b\u003e-memories shift, identities blur, time flows backward\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEvery choice creates new realities\u003c\/b\u003e-witness worlds where machines rule or humans have vanished\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePolitical intrigue meets metaphysical horror\u003c\/b\u003e-secret societies manipulate timelines while steam-powered conspiracies threaten existence itself\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy becomes survival\u003c\/b\u003e-what defines consciousness when machines think and humans can be rebuilt?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the mysterious Brotherhood of the Black Mask emerges and mechanical beings demand recognition as living entities, Luca must navigate a world where the line between genius and madness, reality and illusion, human and machine has completely dissolved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is Renaissance science fiction that defies every expectation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom steam-powered dirigibles soaring between cathedral spires to the discovery that souls might be mathematical equations, witness a world where Leonardo's workshop becomes ground zero for reality itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e asks: \u003cb\u003eWhen reality becomes fluid, what does it mean to be human?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePerfect for readers of alternative history, philosophical science fiction, and steampunk.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnter a world where every invention changes everything.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46334659100823,"sku":"9798291312605","price":1537.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798291312605.webp?v=1768672778","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-new-renaissance-9798291312605","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}