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Facts Relating to the Arrest of Dr. Kalugin [A 'The Company' Story]
by Kage Baker
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First in a series about the Immortals of Dr. Zeus, Inc., a for-profit company that gives eternal life to mortals and sends them on historic salvage missions. Vasilii Kalugin is an Immortal sent back to 1831, posing as a Russian doctor in a Northern California village, while a salvage operation takes place not far offshore. When another Immortal arrives from The Company as a courier, his unusual behavior leads Kalugin to suspects he is one of the Flawed Ones, who were produced millennia ago, befo... more info>> (Published: 1997)
Words: 11886 - Reading Time: 33-47 min.
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The Wreck of the Gladstone [A 'The Company' Story]
by Kage Baker
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Catalina Island, 1894: Kalugin and his crew of Immortals attempt to recover a rare painting from a sunken ship, but first they must contend with one of the ship's survivors ... a mortal on a treasure hunt of his own. (Published: 1998)
Words: 8610 - Reading Time: 24-34 min.
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The Fourth Branch [A 'The Company' Story]
by Kage Baker
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Ireland, 507 A.D.: The Immortal Lewis is on a mission to transcribe ... and then hide ... the forbidden book Codex Driudae, the rituals, ceremonies, and history of the Druids. He enlists the help of a monastic scribe to complete the task, but the mission is jeopardized when he is called upon to investigate a kidnapping. (Published: 1999)
Words: 9645 - Reading Time: 27-38 min.
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The Literary Agent [A 'The Company' Story]
by Kage Baker
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A time travelling Hollywood agent seeks out Robert Louis Stevenson to develop a script outline for his next project. (Published: 1998)
Words: 7411 - Reading Time: 21-29 min.
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Noble Mold [A 'The Company' Story]
by Kage Baker
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Santa Barbara, 1844: Joseph's peaceful assignment as resident friar at the Mission is interrupted when another Immortal arrives to collect genetic material from the local grapevines. The operation is promoted to Priority Gold when a rare vine is discovered, and The Company won't reveal the reason the whole plant must be confiscated. (Published: 1997)
Words: 7897 - Reading Time: 22-31 min.
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Lemuria Will Rise! [A 'The Company' Story]
by Kage Baker
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Pismo Beach, California, 1860: Dolores Mendoza is on an assignment to collect a soon-to-be-extinct variant of the Evening Primrose for its medicinal, and potentially profitable, qualities. When she meets a psychic mortal living on a beach, The Company sends a Priority Directive to confiscate the "Library of Lemurian Knowledge" he is painting on clamshells with berry juice and a reed cane brush. (Published: 1998)
Words: 7604 - Reading Time: 21-30 min.
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The Queen in the Hill [A 'The Company' Story]
by Kage Baker
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Eurobase One, 6th century B.C.: Simeon is a mortal working in the beautiful gardens of the Immortal stronghold. When he reaches the age of twenty two and becomes Master Gardener, the immortal Lords give him a wife hoping they will produce a baby girl. (Published: 1999)
Words: 7213 - Reading Time: 20-28 min.
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