First published 2015
The Great War rages across Europe while members of The Explorers Guild pursue a different kind of mission. This secret society of adventurers operates from within a London gentlemen's club, but their true work takes them far beyond civilized drawing rooms. They venture into places where maps end and legends begin, searching for mysteries that conventional explorers avoid. Their current obsession is Shambhala, the golden city of Buddhist legend. The quest pulls them across continents, from Arctic ice fields to Mongolian sand dunes, through hidden Asian waterways and into the heart of the Himalayas. Each step forward reveals new dangers and deeper secrets. As Western civilization teeters on the brink of collapse, these modern knights pursue an ancient dream. The journey will test every member of the Guild, demanding sacrifices none of them anticipated. When Shambhala finally reveals itself, the discovery will change everything they believed about the world and their place in it.
Genres: historical-fiction, adventure, mystery, fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, quest
Setting: London, Europe, Arctic, Mongolia, Asia, Himalayas
Period: 20th-century
770 pages · Hardcover · Atria Books