Skip to main content
M:S4:11 1
Edit position
Edit position

Last set 5 hours, 4 minutes ago. Manual moves override automatic placement until the next shelfie/spine match.

Loading shelves…
The dervish house Diagnose
Diagnose this book
Open in Vernon Browser

The dervish house

by Ian McDonald

In 2027 Istanbul, six characters navigate a week of political and sectarian tension following a bus bombing. As Turkey marks five years in the European Union, plots involving carbon trading and ancient power struggles converge on an old dervish house.

Accession 31971 ISBN 9781616142049 Publisher Prometheus Books
Book Images
Reference and live side by side Hover to see live images
Reference
The dervish house spine
The dervish house cover
Live
The dervish house live spine
No live
The dervish house spine The dervish house live spine
The dervish house cover
No live
TAGS
Curated Derived
Cities Communication Literature Politics The Future
CONNECTIONS
No connections
State
on_shelf
True
position_updated_at
2026-06-16 14:40
orientation
vertical
position_confidence
1.00
Details

Physical

binding_type
Hard Back
dimensions
none captured
spine_text
none captured

Metadata

Book form
LOCATION HISTORY
M:S4:11 1 Current vertical 1.00 conf
2 weeks, 4 days ago Latest update
M:S4:10 2 vertical
2 weeks, 6 days ago
Book Location
Updated 5 hours, 4 minutes ago
Vernon snapshot
View live

Frozen copy of Vernon's record from the last sync. Fields tagged → flow back into the Pulse record.

Last synced 2026-06-12 20:17 (3 days, 23 hours ago)

Identity

name→ title
The dervish house
vernon_id
44248
accession_no→ accession_number
31971
vernon_slug
the-dervish-house-ian-mcdonald

Drives Pulse state

curr_loc_status→ on_shelf
On Shelf
location_name
Zone S4/Level 2 (Mezzanine)/Phrontisterion/MONA
location_reason
On Shelf
isbn_issn→ isbn (when valid)
9781616142049

Descriptive

production_date
2010
object_type
Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication
object_status
Accessioned
brief_description
This brief record was created for storage and loan purposes

Subjects & people

authors→ author (initial fill only)
Ian McDonald
tags→ tags
Literature, Philology, Fiction, Science fiction, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy literature, Speculative fiction
subject_people
—
subject_objects
—

Cover image

vernon_cover_image_id→ cover_image
56273

Raw Vernon JSON

click to inspect

The source payload behind the snapshot above.
Use ⌘F to search once expanded.
{7 keys}
"slug": "the-dervish-house-ian-mcdonald"
"opacObjectId": "44248"
"opacCollection": {1 keys}
"opacCollectionId": "1"
"imagesCollection": {2 keys}
"images": [1 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"imageId": "56273"
"cssColors": [5 items]
"[0]": {9 keys}
"hex": "000000"
"hue": 0
"rank": 1
"presence": 62.21
"colorName": "black"
"lightness": 0
"colorGroup": "gray"
"saturation": 0
"formattedColorName": "black"
"[1]": {9 keys}
"hex": "e9967a"
"hue": 15
"rank": 2
"presence": 16.37
"colorName": "darksalmon"
"lightness": 70
"colorGroup": "red"
"saturation": 72
"formattedColorName": "dark salmon"
"[2]": {9 keys}
"hex": "a0522d"
"hue": 19
"rank": 3
"presence": 19.57
"colorName": "sienna"
"lightness": 40
"colorGroup": "brown"
"saturation": 56
"formattedColorName": "sienna"
"[3]": {9 keys}
"hex": "b22222"
"hue": 0
"rank": 4
"presence": 1.09
"colorName": "firebrick"
"lightness": 42
"colorGroup": "red"
"saturation": 68
"formattedColorName": "fire brick"
"[4]": {9 keys}
"hex": "696969"
"hue": 0
"rank": 5
"presence": 0.65
"colorName": "dimgray"
"lightness": 41
"colorGroup": "gray"
"saturation": 0
"formattedColorName": "dim gray"
"rawColors": [7 items]
"[0]": {6 keys}
"hex": "2c1b16"
"hue": 13
"rank": 1
"presence": 62.21
"lightness": 12
"saturation": 33
"[1]": {6 keys}
"hex": "df8f70"
"hue": 16
"rank": 2
"presence": 16.37
"lightness": 65
"saturation": 63
"[2]": {6 keys}
"hex": "854230"
"hue": 12
"rank": 3
"presence": 19.57
"lightness": 35
"saturation": 46
"[3]": {6 keys}
"hex": "c42f22"
"hue": 4
"rank": 4
"presence": 1.09
"lightness": 45
"saturation": 70
"[4]": {6 keys}
"hex": "5f5a45"
"hue": 48
"rank": 5
"presence": 0.65
"lightness": 32
"saturation": 15
"[5]": {6 keys}
"hex": "9f9789"
"hue": 38
"rank": 6
"presence": 0.11
"lightness": 58
"saturation": 10
"[6]": {6 keys}
"hex": "988a8d"
"hue": 347
"rank": 7
"presence": 0.01
"lightness": 56
"saturation": 6
"imageLabels": [3 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"count": 19169
"score": 79.26
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Publication"
"imageLabelId": 23
"[1]": {5 keys}
"count": 12813
"score": 54.8
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Book cover"
"imageLabelId": 90
"[2]": {5 keys}
"count": 15307
"score": 50.83
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Book"
"imageLabelId": 67
"imageDerivatives": [6 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/large/39152/333512fbe051c1e1d7e85cedba875f9d2902403a.jpg"
"width": "520"
"height": "800"
"identifier": "LARGE"
"[1]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/medium/39152/333512fbe051c1e1d7e85cedba875f9d2902403a.jpg"
"width": "260"
"height": "400"
"identifier": "MEDIUM"
"[2]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/nano/39152/333512fbe051c1e1d7e85cedba875f9d2902403a.jpg"
"width": "23"
"height": "35"
"identifier": "NANO"
"[3]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/small/39152/333512fbe051c1e1d7e85cedba875f9d2902403a.jpg"
"width": "97"
"height": "150"
"identifier": "SMALL"
"[4]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/tiny/39152/333512fbe051c1e1d7e85cedba875f9d2902403a.jpg"
"width": "49"
"height": "75"
"identifier": "TINY"
"[5]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/xlarge/39152/333512fbe051c1e1d7e85cedba875f9d2902403a.jpg"
"width": "780"
"height": "1200"
"identifier": "XLARGE"
"totalImages": 1
"objectSearchScore": 0.30564046
"opacObjectFieldSets": [40 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "accession_no"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "31971"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "The dervish house / Ian McDonald"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "title"
"value": "The dervish house / Ian McDonald"
"[2]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "other_name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[3]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "artist_last_first"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "McDonald, Ian"
"[4]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "2010"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [2 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "earliest_date"
"value": "2010-01-01Z"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"key": "latest_date"
"value": "2010-12-31Z"
"[5]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[6]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "edition"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[7]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "brief_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "This brief record was created for storage and loan purposes"
"[8]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "measure_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[9]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "credit_line"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[10]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "On Shelf"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "curr_loc_status:"On Shelf""
"[11]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "ob_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Accessioned"
"[12]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "lender"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[13]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_owner"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[14]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[15]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_start"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[16]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_expiry"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[17]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[18]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Zone S4/Level 2 (Mezzanine)/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[19]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "object_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "object_type:"Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication""
"[20]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "collection"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Science Fiction Collection/Special Collections/Library"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "collection:"Science Fiction Collection/Special Collections/Library""
"[21]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "New York City/New York/United States of America"
"[22]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_publisher"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Prometheus Books"
"[23]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "physical_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[24]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "language"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "English"
"[25]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "isbn_issn"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "9781616142049"
"[26]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_1"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[27]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "usual_loc_being"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Zone S4/Level 2 (Mezzanine)/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[28]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_class"
"opacObjectFields": [3 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Fantasy fiction/Fantasy literature/Literature/Philology"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Fantasy fiction/Fantasy literature/Literature/Philology""
"[1]": {2 keys}
"value": "Science fiction/Fiction/Literature/Philology"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Science fiction/Fiction/Literature/Philology""
"[2]": {2 keys}
"value": "Speculative fiction/Fiction/Literature/Philology"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Speculative fiction/Fiction/Literature/Philology""
"[29]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_date"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[30]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[31]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_period"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[32]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[33]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[34]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[35]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[36]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[37]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[38]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[39]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_9"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"relationshipsCollection": {2 keys}
"relationships": [1 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"relatedRecords": [1 items]
"[0]": {3 keys}
"slug": "ian-mcdonald"
"title": "Ian McDonald"
"relatedRecordId": "45291"
"relationshipId": "object_prod_pri_person"
"relatedRecordType": "person"
"totalRelatedRecords": 1
"totalRelationships": 1
Topics and Themes