{"product_id":"empire-of-unreason-paperback","title":"Empire of Unreason - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGreg Keyes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn an eighteenth-century Earth crippled by alchemical disaster, a secret American cabal led by Benjamin Franklin strives to prevent the annihilation of humankind\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The dark magic that the great alchemist Sir Isaac Newton inadvertently unleashed with his discovery of philosopher's mercury has taken a devastating toll on Earth: The destruction of Europe and the advent of eternal winter have aided the mysterious malakim in their apparent quest for the annihilation of the human race. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the American colonies, Benjamin Franklin hones his alchemical skills and prepares the Junto--his secret cabal of scientists, Native American tribesmen, former slaves, and fugitive European intellectuals--for the upcoming battle for humankind's survival as the army of the Scottish \"pretender\" king James Stuart invades the continent to reestablish British dominion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Meanwhile, on the other side of a shockingly diminished world, in the court of the mysteriously vanished Peter the Great, the missing tsar's chief alchemist, Adrienne de Mornay de Montchevreuil, prepares to depart Russia in search of her lost son, who may well be at the heart of the conspiracy of malevolent angels to eliminate the human scourge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The third volume in author Greg Keyes's ingenious Age of Unreason alternate history series, \u003ci\u003eEmpire of Unreason\u003c\/i\u003e broadens the story, elevates the action, and reveals secrets within secrets as the surviving inhabitants of this different, endangered world race frantically toward a climactic confrontation.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreg Keyes was born in 1963 in Meridian, Mississippi. When his father took a job on the Navajo reservation in Arizona, Keyes was exposed at an early age to the cultures and stories of the Native Southwest, which would continue to influence him for years to come. He earned a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Mississippi State University and a master's degree from the University of Georgia. While pursuing a PhD at UGA, he wrote several novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Waterborn\u003c\/i\u003e and its sequel, \u003ci\u003eThe Blackgod\u003c\/i\u003e. He followed these with the Age of Unreason books, the epic fantasy series Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone, and tie-in novels for numerous franchises, including Star Wars, Babylon 5, the Elder Scrolls, and Planet of the Apes. Keyes lives and works in Savannah, Georgia, with his wife, Nell; son, Archer; and daughter, Nellah.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 14, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766964715808,"sku":"9781504068628","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8f7703ecf0ec3630d02e21b912a7af16.webp?v=1780301946","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/empire-of-unreason-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}