The Relics

1924. A young Polish lieutenant wants to prevent a rapprochement between the Soviets and left-wing forces in Mexico. Yet the story of "The Relics" does not only revolve around the conflict between Capitalism and Bolshevism, but the purpose to which a regime can put a seemingly impossible skill (telepathy). The novel explores the ways in which humans react to dilemmas that pit personal interest against that of the nation. Puchalski takes the reader to such diverse places as Mexico, Poland, Brittany and the United States. The real playground in "The Relics," however, is a mysterious realm called Sarmatia, where the notion of love complicates the triumvirate of God, Honor and the Fatherland.