Edinburgh, 1785. A kidnapped geologist unleashes an explosive new theory.

George Stephens is about to receive his medical degree from the University of Edinburgh, but he's unsure he's able to make it as a physician in a crowded, competitive marketplace. Instead, he hopes Professor Joseph Black's friend James Hutton might be able to get him a job in one of his chemical enterprises.

But before he has a chance to finalise this arrangement, Hutton is kidnapped. The geologist was about to deliver his bombshell treatise on the age of the Earth, threatening to upend conventional beliefs about the universe and man's place in it.

Getting Hutton back pits George, Black and friends against a fanatical opponent who will stop at nothing until Hutton's dangerous theories are buried. If George wants to survive long enough to graduate, he'll need every ounce of his courage and skill.

Return to the murky, action-packed world of The Edinburgh Doctrines series with this exciting continuation to George Stephens' story.

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