A Calculus of Angels (The Age of Unreason, Book 2)

SUMMARY: 1722: A second Dark Age looms after the devastating impact of an asteroid, unnaturally drawn to Earth by dire creatures who plot against the world of men. Sir Isaac Newton and his young apprentice, Benjamin Franklin, have taken refuge in ancient Prague, seeking the secrets of aetheric beings whose vast powers and new sciences have so nearly destroyed humanity ...yet who may prove to be its last, great hope. But their safety is tenuous, as Peter the Great marches his unstoppable forces across Europe. And half a world away, Blackbeard the pirate leads a party of colonial luminaries back across the Atlantic to discover what has befallen the Old World. With sails a Choctaw shaman whose mysterious connections to the invisible world warn him of a confrontation as violent as it is decisive ...'Masterful...a bravura performance...lavish and thoughtful' - "Publishers Weekly" (starred review). 'Exciting, suspenseful, and beautifully written' - Amazon.com.

1722: A Second Dark Age Looms. An Asteroid Has Devastated The Earth, Called Down By Dire Creatures Who Plot Against The World Of Men. The Brilliant— Some Say Mad—isaac Newton Has Taken Refuge In Ancient Prague. There, With His Young Apprentice Ben Franklin, He Plumbs The Secrets Of The Aetheric Beings Who Have So Nearly Destroyed Humanity.

but Their Safety Is Tenuous. Peter The Great Marches His Unstoppable Forces Across Europe. And Half A World Away, Cotton Mather And Blackbeard The Pirate Assemble A Party Of Colonial Luminaries To Cross The Atlantic And Discover What Has Befallen The Old World. With Them Sails Red Shoes, A Choctaw Shaman Whose Mysterious Connections To The Invisible World Warn Him That They Are All Moving Toward A Confrontation As Violent As It Is Decisive . . .

locus - Carolyn Cushman

...[incorporates] Strikingly Unusual Philosophy, Thelogy, And Science That Provide A Serious Underpinning To [the] Adventurous, Romantic — And Thoroughly Entertaining — Exploits.

1722: A second Dark Age looms. An asteroid has devastated the Earth, called down by dire creatures who plot against the world of men. The brilliant-- some say mad--Isaac Newton has taken refuge in ancient Prague. There, with his young apprentice Ben Franklin, he plumbs the secrets of the aetheric beings who have so nearly destroyed humanity.But their safety is tenuous. Peter the Great marches his unstoppable forces across Europe. And half a world away, Cotton Mather and Blackbeard the pirate assemble a party of colonial luminaries to cross the Atlantic and discover what has befallen the Old World. With them sails Red Shoes, a Choctaw shaman whose mysterious connections to the invisible world warn him that they are all moving toward a confrontation as violent as it is decisive...From the Paperback edition. 1722: A second Dark Age looms. An asteroid has devastated the Earth, called down by dire creatures who plot against the world of men. The brilliant-- some say mad--Isaac Newton has taken refuge in ancient Prague. There, with his young apprentice Ben Franklin, he plumbs the secrets of the aetheric beings who have so nearly destroyed humanity. But their safety is tenuous. Peter the Great marches his unstoppable forces across Europe. And half a world away, Cotton Mather and Blackbeard the pirate assemble a party of colonial luminaries to cross the Atlantic and discover what has befallen the Old World. With them sails Red Shoes, a Choctaw shaman whose mysterious connections to the invisible world warn him that they are all moving toward a confrontation as violent as it is decisive . . . An alternate-history novel on an 18th-century world ruled by ethereal beings. They helped France destroy England with a comet from space and now they are being coveted by Russia and Sweden in their struggle for supremacy. A sequel to Newton's Cannon A dazzling blend of fantasy and alternative history, the second novel in The Age of Unreason quartet