{"product_id":"tunnel-through-the-deeps-harry-harrison-1972-paperback","title":"Tunnel Through The Deeps by Harry Harrison","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarry Harrison's Classic Alternate History Steampunk Adventure of High Engineering and Empire\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eTunnel Through The Deeps\u003c\/em\u003e (also published as \u003cem\u003eA Transatlantic Tunnel, Hurrah!\u003c\/em\u003e), Hugo Award-nominated author Harry Harrison delivers a captivating masterclass in alternate history and proto-steampunk speculative fiction. The novel imagines a world where the American Revolution was crushed in 1775, George Washington was executed for treason, and North America remains a crown colony within a thriving, steam-powered 20th-century British Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story centers on Captain Augustine \"Gus\" Washington, a brilliant American engineer and direct descendant of the rebel general. Driven by a desire to clear his family's disgraced name and earn the hand of Sir Isambard Donald's aristocratic daughter, Gus spearheads the grandest engineering feat in human history: constructing a submerged, vacuum-sealed train tunnel across the Atlantic Ocean floor to connect London and New York. Powered by steam, coal, and nuclear energy, Gus must battle ocean depths, corporate saboteurs, political assassins, and imperial conspiracies to bring his visionary dream to reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy You'll Love This Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlending Victorian aesthetic, retro-futuristic technology, and meticulous speculative engineering, \u003cem\u003eTunnel Through The Deeps\u003c\/em\u003e is a delight for fans of alternate history and steampunk fiction. Readers who enjoy classic speculative works by Philip K. Dick (\u003cem\u003eThe Man in the High Castle\u003c\/em\u003e), William Gibson \u0026amp; Bruce Sterling (\u003cem\u003eThe Difference Engine\u003c\/em\u003e), Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, and Keith Laumer will be thoroughly entertained by Harrison's inventive storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fehmerling Books","offers":[{"title":"Good \/ Paperback","offer_id":67669523169434,"sku":"425025659","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/3455\/3498\/files\/harry-harrison-tunnel-through-the-deeps-berkley-1972-front-cover.jpg?v=1791605465","url":"https:\/\/www.fehmerlingbooks.com\/products\/tunnel-through-the-deeps-harry-harrison-1972-paperback","provider":"Fehmerling Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}