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y separately published work icon Mechanica : A Beginner's Field Guide single work   picture book   children's   science fiction  
Issue Details: First known date: 2016... 2016 Mechanica : A Beginner's Field Guide
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'Welcome to future Earth.

'Despite repeated warnings, the environment has become polluted to such an extent that many areas of the globe have become uninhabitable, and wildlife is now extinct.

'From the ashes, a new style of ‘wildlife’ is created. Wildlife that will not remain harnessed by humankind.

'Welcome to the world of Mechanica.' (Publication summary)

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  • Steampunk note: This story approaches environmental post-apocalyptic science-fiction in a steampunk vein, imagining a future world in which wildlife is replaced by advanced mechanical automatons.
  • Dedication: For Frank – Lance

Affiliation Notes

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Scoresby, Ferntree Gully area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Five Mile Press , 2016 .
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      Extent: 32p.
      Description: illus.
      Note/s:
      • Published: September 2016
      ISBN: 9781760401085
Alternative title: Mechanica : przewodnik dla początkujących
Language: Polish
    • Lublin,
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      Poland,
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      Eastern Europe, Europe,
      :
      Wydawnictwo Tekturka ,
      2017 .
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      Extent: 32 p.p.
      Description: col. illus.
      ISBN: 9788394760007, 8394760007
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  • London,
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    England,
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    United Kingdom (UK),
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    Western Europe, Europe,
  • ca. 2250-2299
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