Download Expedition to the Mountains of the Moon: Burton & Swinburne, Book 3 AudioBook Free
Africa, 1863. Sir Richard Francis Burton, an explorer, a linguist, a scholar, and the king's agent - or is he a puppet being manipulated by pushes he cannot understand? A competition to find the way to obtain the Nile! Algernon Charles Swinburne - a famous young flame-haired poet, thrill-seeker, and follower of the Marquis de Sade. For him, pain is pleasure, and brandy is ruin! Back to where in fact the adventure began! It is 1863, however, not the one it ought to be. Time has veered wildly off course, and moves are being made that will lead to a devastating world war. Perfect Minister Lord Palmerston believes that by possessing the three Sight of Naga he'll be able to manipulate events and prevent the battle. He already has two of the stones, but he needs Sir Richard Francis Burton to recover the third. For the king's agent, it's a chance to return to the Mountains of the Moon to make a second make an effort at seeking the way to obtain the Nile. But a rival expedition led by John Hanning Speke stands in his way, intimidating a confrontation that could ignite the very battle that Palmerston is trying to avoid! Trapped in a tangled web of cause, effect, and inevitability, little does Burton recognize that the stakes are very good higher than even he suspects. A final confrontation comes in London, where, in the entire year 1840, Burton must face the man responsible for modifying time-Spring Heeled Jack port! Burton and Swinburne's third trip completes the three-volume account arc begun in The Peculiar Affair of Planting season Heeled Jack port and The Curious Case of the Clockwork Man.
