First published 2005
Daniel Waterhouse steps off the ship in London after twenty years in Boston, only to nearly die from a mysterious explosive device. The philosopher has crossed the Atlantic with one mission: heal the bitter feud between Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz that threatens to tear apart the scientific world. But England has changed. Queen Anne lies dying, Tories and Whigs battle for control, and someone is systematically murdering scientists. Waterhouse joins Newton to hunt down the assassin while pursuing an even stranger mystery: the location of King Solomon's legendary gold, a treasure rumored to possess supernatural powers. Pirates, spies, alchemists, and thieves swirl around them as political revolution simmers beneath the surface of civilized society. War has ravaged the country, yet the greatest discoveries in human history unfold amid the chaos. Waterhouse must navigate deadly conspiracies and decode ancient riddles to protect the brilliant minds reshaping their world. This final volume of the Baroque Cycle weaves together the personal and political forces that will determine whether reason or violence shapes the future.
Genres: science-fiction, historical-fiction, adventure, mystery
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: London, Boston
Period: 17th-century
908 pages · Paperback · William Morrow Paperbacks