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Arcane AmericaA new world. New magic. New history.AfterHalley’s Comet was destroyed in a magical battle in 1759, the backlashseparated the entire New World from theOld in an event known as TheSundering. Now isolated from the rest of the globe, America has become a verydifferentplace, where magic works and history has been changedforever.It is 1803—a new 1803. Young Meriwether Lewis, footloose andintrigued, goes to hear a lecture in St. Louis by thevenerated old wizardBenjamin Franklin. Franklin’s talk is disrupted by the attack of a wingedfire-breathing beast,much like legends from Lewis’s own Welshheritage. In the aftermath, Franklin tells the young man that he knows ofagreat, growing evil that lurks in the uncharted Arcane Territories west ofthe Mississippi.Using his own vast fortune, Franklin commissions Lewis andhis own talented partner William Clark to embark on aremarkable voyage ofexploration, to meet and document the indigenous tribes, to find a route all theway to the PacificOcean—and perhaps beyond the magical veil to Europeagain—and to stop the growing evil that is filling theAmerican West.For while the Sundering separated the rest of the world and granted the originalcolonists unexpectedmagical gifts, sorcery inspired by native legends hasalso been ignited. And the Arcane Territories may holdunparalleled dangersfor the expedition, both natural and magical.Accompanied by the brilliantshape-shifting sorceress Sacajawea, Lewis and Clark set off on anunparalleledadventure across a landscape that no European has everseen.
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When Halley’s Comet blazed across the sky in 1759, onlookers saw a sight far more spectacular—and disastrous—than they ever could have imagined. Destroyed in a magical battle, the comet is rent in two and appears to strike Earth. The event is known as The Sundering, the moment in which the Old World is separated from the New, perhaps permanently isolating the Americas. What’s more, The Sundering has brought magic into the world—creatures from folklore and fairy tales come to life, along with wizardry and magework unlike anything seen outside of legend. The New World is now far stranger than before, and the Europeans, Africans, and Indigenous peoples on the American continent must forge new bonds if they are to survive.So, when magic returns to the world of the 1700s, who does the world turn to for help? None other than the father of electricity himself: Benjamin Franklin! But Franklin is in for a shock if he thinks his knowledge of science will prepare him for the world of magic. The master once more becomes the apprentice. But Franklin must learn his spells fast, for he is far from the only one studying magic.In point of fact, he’s late to the race and almost out of time . . .Praise for Peter J. Wacks:"Peter Wacks is a talented writer coming at you from all different genres. Watch out, readers!"—Kevin J. AndersonPraise for the work of Etyan Kollin:"Reminiscent of Heinlein—a good, old-fashioned, enormously appealing SF yarn. bravo!"—Robert J. Sawyer"Turns what could have been a one-note trilogy into something more interesting that encompasses a wide range of ideas."—The Denver Post"The Kollins' masterful command of multiple plot threads, characters, and the motifs of grand-scale space opera make for a breathtaking sequel."—Booklist"Rich with multiple plot thread skillfully handled by the authors. . . . Well-conceived characters, along with intense battle-oriented space content, will keep even new readers glued to the page."—RT Book Reviews