“Compelling and immersive . . .every word feels authentic and every chapter draws the reader deeper into the dark and terrifying power of the mind.” —New York Journal of Books
In 1880s Paris, a doctor encounters a statuette that can drive men mad, along with secret societies, and a bridge between worlds that threatens disastrous consequences. Throughout, he is assisted and opposed by historical figures such as Charlie Dickens, the son living in his late father’s shadow, a young Sigmund Freud and the ghost of the Marquis de Sade.
“Walter Hunt always keeps you reading and makes you think.” –Harry Turtledove, New York Times–bestselling author of Three Miles Down
Walter H. Hunt is a science fiction and historical fiction author. He wrote four science-fiction novels in the Dark Wing universe published by Tor Books, as well as A Song In Stone, a historically-based novel about Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland and the Order of the Temple. The book, 1632: The Cardinal Virtues was published by Baen Books in 2015, and was a finalist for the 2016 Dragon Awards. He is currently working on another novel with Eric Flint, and a second book set in the world of the mesmerists. He is an avid student of history, a devoted baseball fan, an active Freemason and a happy husband and father. Walter H. Hunt spent eighteen years in hi-tech before becoming a full time professional writer in 2001, and serves as the librarian at the Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts.