Balthasar's Odyssey A Novel

"So he embarks on a tumultuous journey that will take him across the breadth of the civilized world - making his way to Constantinople and on to Smyrna, then sailing across the Mediterranean, past Genoa and Lisbon, and arriving in London shortly before the outbreak of the Great Fire. In the course of his odyssey, Balthasar travels through countries in ruin, cities in flame, and stricken communities awaiting the Apocalypse. He encounters fear, falsehood, and disillusion, but also discovers love at a time when he had given up all hope. The future hangs in the balance - will the world go up in flames, or can the secret of one lost book save humankind?"--BOOK JACKET.