Publisher's Synopsis
After discovering a 13th century illuminated manuscript, dog-eared and inscribed with gold, Edward Vance, a young Anthropology graduate embarks on a backpacking trek across Europe to visit the ancient sites of miracles depicted within its pages. During his exploration he befriends another young graduate from France - Jean-Paul - who appears only interested in exploiting the debauchery of the European nightlife.Both young men come face to face with their own demons when Edward accidentally discovers the miraculous alchemy of gold and why it has become the centre of the Global economy. On his journey, he travels from the coast of Wales, through the canals of Amsterdam, to the tunnels of Naples; eventually forced underground to the Catacombs of Paris, while above, there's terror reigning in its streets and a pandemic is running rampant across the globe. As Edward plunges deep into the underworld; he survives a 7 year long purgatory; and withstands the depths of hell, in order to be transported into paradise. What he doesn't know is that he's about to uncover the truth about humanity - in its purest and its most evil form - and in doing so, transforming himself and the world forever.
