Book description
Revolutionary Paris, 1798. Adventurer Ethan Gage Â- gambler,
sharpshooter and pupil of the late Benjamin Franklin Â- wins a
mysterious medallion in a card game. Within hours he is framed for
murder and, facing the grim prospect of either prison or death, he
barely escapes France with his life, choosing to accompany the
ambitious young general Napoleon Bonaparte on his glorious mission
to conquer Egypt.
With Horatio Nelson's fleet following close behind, Gage sets out
on the adventure of a lifetime. But even as he hurtles into war,
Gage is pursued by shadowy enemies who seem determined to lay their
hands on the baffling medallion, and the powers it could unlock, at
all costs. In a race against time and terrain, he must find the
answer to one of history's greatest riddles, before it is too lateÂ
William Dietrich is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, historian
and naturalist. His non-fiction has been widely used in university
classes, and his fiction published in twenty-eight languages. He lives
in Washington, and when not writing, reporting, or teaching
environmental journalism, he reads, hikes, sails, remodels, and waves
around the Roman cavalry sword his wife gave him to inspire his novels.
www. williamdietrich. com
