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London, 1836. A young aristocrat is murdered after finding incriminating letters from a secret society.
When amateur geologist Daniel Young inquires about his friend’s murder, he discovers a plot to overthrow the king of England.
Plunged into a crisis of faith and separated from... read more
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- Daniel Young: Add a description of this character.
- Susan Bold
- Michael Oatts
- George Scrope
- Henry Cole
- Adam Sedgwick
- Alexander
- Mr. Shaw
- Richard
- Buckland
- Mr. Lyell
- Pepys
- Jean-baptiste
- Hutton
- Greenough
- Mary
- Rousseau
- Lamarck
- James
- Mrs. Nelson
- Jacques-louis
- William
- Buffon
- Mr. Welsh
- Jack
- Ure
- Laplace
- Lloyd
- Thomas
- Stephen
- Honecker
First Sentence edit
Voltaire's late-night note had better be worth it.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Nick Daniels (Author)
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