Quintessence

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320 pages

English language

Published Jan. 2, 2013

ISBN:
978-0-7653-3090-1
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OCLC Number:
820678656

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"Imagine an Age of Exploration full of alchemy, human dissection, sea monsters, betrayal, torture, religious controversy, and magic. In Europe, the magic is thin, but at the edge of the world, where the stars reach down close to the Earth, wonders abound. This drives the bravest explorers to the alluring Western Ocean. Christopher Sinclair is an alchemist who cares only about one thing: quintessence, a substance he believes will grant magical powers and immortality. And he has a ship."--

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reviewed Quintessence by David Walton

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Not too bad. Dragged a bit. Good use of historical backdrop. "Magic" has some logical system. For once examples of religious people not threatened by science (though there are some who are, as well as scientists not interested in religion).

Subjects

  • Fiction
  • Fantasy
  • Magic
  • Alchemists
  • Discoveries in geography
  • General
  • FICTION