A scientist discovers that his famous invention leads to a dangerous outcome Felix Charlock's scientific genius is unrivaled--and so is his very special invention. So special, in fact, that a shadowy and enigmatic international firm, called Merlin, recruits Felix and marries him into the family. He is betrothed to the erratic Merlin heiress, Benedicta, and given access to an inexhaustible fortune. Yet he longs to be free of the psychological and scientific toll the mysterious firm inflicts. The inscrutable Merlin is always one step ahead, and twists and turns ensue in this tale of sexual and moral intrigue that leaves Felix's future--and his sanity--on uncertain ground.
De Opstand van Aphrodite Reeks
Deze serie duikt in de donkerdere aspecten van de menselijke psyche en moraal, waar wetenschappelijke genialiteit botst met schimmige wereldwijde samenzweringen. Volg de protagonist terwijl hij vecht om zich te bevrijden uit de klauwen van een raadselachtige organisatie die hem heeft verstrikt in een web van intriges, manipulatie en gevaarlijke uitvindingen. De verhalen verkennen de grenzen van wetenschap, obsessie en persoonlijke vrijheid, met vaak schokkende wendingen en verontrustende onthullingen. Dompel jezelf onder in een meeslepende wereld waarin genialiteit en ondergang hand in hand gaan.
Aanbevolen leesvolgorde
Will a desperate scientist’s mastery of technology save him—or be his undoing? The ominous and compelling sequel to Durrell’s Tunc finds gifted inventor Felix Charlock called upon by the sinister international firm, Merlin, to apply his scientific prowess to a seemingly impossible project. He must literally reinvent his lost lover, Iolanthe, in the form of a living, breathing replica. Merlin’s dark project leads Felix on a fantastic undertaking. In recreating his former love, Felix knows that he will either find what he had thought lost, or the technology—his very life’s blood—will be the end of him.