Ghost of the White Nights

by Modesitt, L.E

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Tor Books, 2001 398 pages, condition is very good. L E. Modesirt has gained a legion of devoted fans for his scienc fiction as well as for his epic fantasy novels, and Ghost of the White Hights is one of the best displays yet of his ability to blend dramatic, imaginative stories with rigorous social and scientifi extrapolation. This is the concluding novel of the alternate history adventure trilogy that Modesitt began with Of Jangibl Ghosts and the Ghost of the Revelator. Doktor Johan Eschbach, Professor of Environmental Scienc and semi-retired secret agent, and his lovely wife, the world renowned singer Uysette, return for another adventure, this time in Russia. Their world is an intriguing alternate present i which many things are changed. What we know as the eastern United States is the nation of Columbia, and Russia is still ruled by the Romanovs. Johan had hoped for a quiet life of teaching. Llysette, refugee from the burning remains of France, has put her tim in the prison camps of the Hapsburg Empire behind her and sue cessfully resumed her singing career. But the Columbian government cannot afford to waste their particular talents and call upon them again. . 1st. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 5.75 X 8.25".

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Former spy turned professor Johan Eschbach and his wife Llysette duBoise--also a former agent, but now a celebrated vocalist and music instructor--are sent to St. Petersburg under the guise of a singing engagement for Llysette, but in reality to spy on the Romanov-held government of Russia.

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