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Rooted in deep research and told through the fates of three real-life historical figures including the English American political activist Thomas Paine, the French Revolution's leading radical journalist Camille Desmoulins, the Machiavellian politician Joseph Fouché, and the women who stirred these radicals, Children of Saturn continues the literary tradition advanced by Hilary Mantel, promising listeners a thrilling ride and an all-encompassing understanding of one of the most important watershed events in world history.

Trapped in the shower by her undead husband, Morgan prays for rescue but quickly realizes she's on her own. She escapes, only to find that the horror has spread and now threatens everything she holds dear. With each passing moment, death becomes more certain. Logan returns to his childhood home and teams up with Max, an army deserter racing against the clock to save his family. When the infection outruns them, they face the real possibility that everyone they know is already dead. Or worse, undead.

The battle between democracy and tyranny is joined, and the American Revolution has begun over a century ahead of schedule. A cosmic accident has shifted a modern West Virginia town back through time and space to land it and its 20th century technology in Germany in the middle of the Thirty Years War. History must take a new course as American freedom and democracy battle against the squabbling despots of 17th century Europe.