England, 1714. London has long been home to a secret war between the
brilliant, enigmatic Master of the Mint and closet alchemist, Isaac
Newton, and his archnemesis, the insidious counterfeiter Jack the
Coiner. Hostilities are suddenly moving to a new and more volatile level
as Half-Cocked Jack hatches a daring plan, aiming for the total
corruption of Britain's newborn monetary system.
Enter Daniel Waterhouse: Aging Puritan and Natural Philosopher, Daniel
has been on a long and harrowing quest to help mend the rift between
adversarial geniuses. As Daniel combs city and country for clues to the
identity of the blackguard who is attempting to blow up Natural
Philosophers, political factions jockey for position while awaiting the
impending death of the ailing queen, and the "holy grail" of alchemy,
the key to life eternal, tantalizes and continues to elude Isaac Newton.
As Newton, Waterhouse, and Shaftoe each circle closer to the object of
Daniel's quest, everything that was will be changed forever ...
This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book,
including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.