The Adventures of Israel St. James, Part I: Archimedes' Insight (Volume 1)

Israel St. James is an ordinary man with an extraordinary collection of artifacts.

Tragedy strikes in 1863 when his academic mentor conjures a journey to the Middle East to recover an historic treasure of Archimedes' design. What should have been a by-the-books expedition becomes a harrowing struggle for life and death. In the process, Israel finds himself the keeper of knowledge as ancient as humanity itself. So begins his lifelong quest to protect this precious knowledge, and to curate all worldly artifacts that manifest its awesome power...

...Follow Israel's adventures, from Baghdad to the laboratories of Nikola Tesla, in Part I of The Adventures of Israel St. James.

This book is one piece of a pulp fiction revival currently underway at Sic Semper Serpent.