In this sprawling historical saga, myriad characters battle and love, experiment and adventure in the years between 1893 and just after WWI. With that disaster looming, it is a time of corporate greed, false religiosity, moronic fecklessness, and evil intent in high places. "Hill works wonders as he portrays this cast of hundreds who wend their way through a dense yet always intriguing story... immensely rewarding."—AudioFile