![]() ![]() Civil War, which included military aid in the form of magic, the two countries formed an alliance called the Unified Pacific. ![]() Following Japan's intervention in the U.S. Cato's world, though, is strikingly not ours. And Cato doesn't let you forget that for a second.īreath of Earth opens on April 15, 1906, three days before the quake took place in our world. In so many ways, it's a city on the brink. Instead, she sets Breath of Earth at the center - indeed, the epicenter - of a magic-infused, reality-warped version of San Francisco circa 1906. In her latest novel, Breath of Earth, the Nebula-nominated author casts off from the wholly fabricated fantasy world of her acclaimed steampunk duology, The Clockwork Dagger and The Clockwork Crown. That makes it the perfect vector for an alternate history novel - a potential that isn't lost on Beth Cato. More than a century later, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake remains a dramatic, traumatic moment in American history. ![]() Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Breath of Earth Author Beth Cato ![]()
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