About this story
Warnings on the tomb wall go unread, thunder gathers over a clear desert, and the current the doctor swears is safe wakes the king mid-experiment. You come to on an empty bier, the balloon that was meant to carry you home gone with him.
How it opens
In 2126, your brother Edmund's military glory sharpened every comparison made at home.
Sir Ambrose MontaguEdric, philosophy is admirable after a son has accepted his proper marriage.
Sir Ambrose MontaguThe Duke and I intend you for Rosabella, whatever philosophy calls your refusal.
I offer an expedition grand enough to turn domestic scandal into scientific news.
A perfectly preserved body could settle whether electricity restores life or only motion.
News from Egypt reported the discovery of a sealed chamber believed to contain Cheops.