The Ghost Engine
Published on 8. March 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
348 pages
978-1-925748-03-1 (ISBN)
Description
She thought she could change the world...
When Lady Elizabeth Ada Lovelace, a beautiful, arrogant suffragette, purchased the 19th-century Algorithmic Engine in order to become the world's first programmer, she planned to break the shackles of inequality for Victorian women.
Until her world became that of the machine...
Instead she learns the true meaning of equality when she ends up trapped, brought down to the level of the machine. Inside the double-crossing computer, Elizabeth must match wits with a stubbornly idealistic ghost and a chillingly handsome doppelganger in the computer's endless series of mind games. But as the machine learns to become a sentient being, time is ticking away. Elizabeth finds herself falling in love with the ghost trapped in the machine. Together they are pitted in a race against the machine to escape before the Algorithmic Engine shuts down – killing them all.
Now all their worlds hang in the balance…
More details
Language
English
Target group
Young adult
US School Grade: From Third Grade to Seventh Grade, Interest Age: From 13 to 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
439 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-925748-03-1 (9781925748031)
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Theresa Fuller is a Singapore-born author and educator devoted to keeping the heart of Peranakan (Baba Malay) culture alive. Through her stories and language work, she reconnects younger generations with the vibrant folklore and nearly-lost language of their ancestors-where mousedeer dance on the backs of crocodiles and spirits whisper from the corners of everyday life.Theresa's path began with tales from her grandfather, told in the glow of Singaporean nights, and continued through a career in computing and education before turning to writing. Her books-including The Ghost Engine (2018), The Girl Who Became a Goddess (2019), The Girl Sudan Painted Like a Gold Ring (2022), Where Cranes Weave and Bamboo Sings (2023), and Eating the Liver of the Earth (2024)-blend myth, memory, and identity into narratives that speak to both heritage and modernity.After a personal loss in 2020, Theresa began tracing her family's roots, uncovering the endangered state of Baba Malay. In response, she created the Baba Malay Today series-resources designed to pass this ancestral language forward with clarity, respect, and joy.Now based in Sydney, Theresa continues to teach, write, and advocate for cultural renewal-believing that even the most fragile traditions can thrive again, if we tell their stories.