In 1893, Sherlock Holmes and Henry James come to America together to investigate the suicide of Clover Adams, wife of the esteemed historian Henry Adams - a member of the family that has given the United States two Presidents. Quickly, the investigators deduce that there's more to Clover's death than meets the eye - with issues of national importance at stake. Holmes is currently on his Great Hiatus - his three-year absence after Reichenbach Falls during which time the people of London believe him to be deceased. The disturbed Holmes has faked his own death and now, as he meets James, is questioning what is real and what is not. Holmes' theories shake James to the core. What can this master storyteller do to fight against the sinister power - possibly Moriarty - that may or may not be controlling them from the shadows? And what was Holmes' role in Moriarty's rise? Conspiracy, action and mystery meet in this superb literary hall of mirrors from the author of Drood.
Biografie
Dan Simmons wurde 1948 in Illinois geboren. Er schrieb bereits als Kind Erzählungen, die er seinen Mitschülern vorlas. Nach einigen Jahren als Englischlehrer machte er sich 1987 als freier Schriftsteller selbstständig. Mit zahlreichen Romanen hat er sich inzwischen sowohl als Horror- wie auch als Science-Fiction-Autor einen Namen gemacht die Hyperion-Saga ist sein bisher ambitioniertestes und bekanntestes Werk. Simmons lebt und arbeitet in Colorado, am Rande der Rocky Mountains.