Nine years after a divisive US election the world has taken a hard turn away from science and technology.  An exhiled scientist confronts a past life as he closes in on the discovery of dark energy. His dreams take him back to ancient Alexandria where he falls in love with a Ptolemy-era priestess. During the day he conducts controversial experiments, at night he explores ancient temples as a young Roman engineer. This is a 280pp 2nd edition. The sequel is coming March 15 2017.