The second volume in the epic time-travelling, fantasy adventure series, Bright Empires

Kit Livingstone has escaped the clutches of the murderous Burley Men. Now he is on the run through history, the inheritor of an impossible mission - a quest to unite and decode the Skin Map. But where it leads, and what it means, Kit has no idea. Mina, from her outpost in seventeenth century Prague, is quickly gaining both the experience and the means to succeed in the quest. Yet so are those with evil intent, who from the shadows are manipulating the great minds of history for their own malign purposes. The Bone House races across time and continents - from a Bohemian coffee shop to medieval Oxford, nineteenth century Edinburgh, and London, down avenues of Egyptian burial tombs, and finally to a stone-age landscape, where universes collide, and we glimpse an alternate reality. The Bone House is the second book in the five volume Bright Empires series, a multi-dimensional, time-bending fantasy from a master storyteller.

Stephen R. Lawhead is the internationally acclaimed author of many outstanding fantasy and science fiction novels, including The Song of Albion trilogy, and the Pendragon series. Stephen lives in Oxford with his wife Alice. They have two grown up sons.

__Kit Livingstone met his great-grandfather Cosimo in a rainy alley in London where he discovered the truth about alternate realities.__Now he's on the run-and on a quest-trying to understand the impossible mission he inherited from Cosimo: to restore a map that charts the hidden dimensions of the multiverse. Survival depends on staying one step ahead of the savage Burley Men.

The key is the Skin Map-but where it leads and what it means, Kit has no idea. The pieces have been scattered throughout this universe and beyond.

Mina, from her outpost in seventeenth-century Prague, is quickly gaining both the experience and the means to succeed in the quest. Yet so are those with evil intent who, from the shadows, are manipulating great minds of history for their own malign purposes.

Those who know how to use the ley lines have left their own world behind to travel across time and space-down avenues of Egyptian sphinxes, to an Etruscan tufa tomb, into a Bohemian coffee shop, and across a Stone Age landscape where universes collide—in this, the second quest to unlock the mystery of The Bone House.

The Bright Empires series-from acclaimed author Stephen R. Lawhead-is a unique blend of epic treasure hunt, ancient history, alternate realities, cutting-edge physics, philosophy, and mystery. The result is a page-turning, adventure like no other.

\["For fans of thrilling fantasy and adventure stories", "Unravels a complex map across multiple universes", "You will be captivated by a journey of discovery and danger"\]

Join Kit Livingstone on an adventurous quest across universes in "The Bone House" eBook.

Stephen Lawhead

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What Readers Are Saying about The Bright Empires Series

Copyright

Dedication

Epigraph

Important People in the Bright Empires series

Previously in the Bright Empires series

The Bone House

Part 1: The Book of Forbidden Secrets

CHAPTER 1: In Which Some Things are Best Forgotten

CHAPTER 2: In Which a Wander in the Wilderness is Good for the Soul

CHAPTER 3: In Which an Omen is Proved True

CHAPTER 4: In Which Tea and Sandwiches are Encountered

CHAPTER 5: In Which a Guest is Honoured

CHAPTER 6: In Which the Pregnant Question is Asked

CHAPTER 7: In Which December Proves the Cruellest Month

Part 2: Suspicious Meetings

CHAPTER 8: In Which the Aid of a Good Doctor is Sought

CHAPTER 9: In Which Full Disclosure Takes a Drubbing

CHAPTER 10: In Which an Identity is Mistaken

CHAPTER 11: In Which Wilhelmina Learns the Ropes

CHAPTER 12: In Which Sheer, Bloody-Minded Persistence is Rewarded

CHAPTER 13: In Which an Impossible Birth is Celebrated

CHAPTER 14: In Which the Truth Cannot Be Ignored

Part 3: Coming Forth by Day

CHAPTER 15: In Which an Apprenticeship is Begun

CHAPTER 16: In Which Ruffled Feathers are Smoothed

CHAPTER 17: In Which a Burden Shared is a Burden Halved

CHAPTER 18: In Which a Visit to Prague is Wangled

CHAPTER 19: In Which a Three-Cup Problem is Expounded

CHAPTER 20: In Which the Infant Science of Archaeology is Radically Advanced

Part 4: The Language of Angels

CHAPTER 21: In Which the Scholarly Inquiry Bears Strange Fruit

CHAPTER 22: In Which Blood Tells

CHAPTER 23: In Which Patience and Practice Pay Off

CHAPTER 24: In Which a Destiny is Determined

CHAPTER 25: In Which the Past Catches Up

CHAPTER 26: In Which the Question of What to Do is Asked and Answered – Twice

CHAPTER 27: In Which a Little Light is Shed

Part 5: A House Made All of Bone

CHAPTER 28: In Which Feeling Good and Strong is Not Enough

CHAPTER 29: In Which a Most Peculiar Predicament Arises

CHAPTER 30: In Which Kit Embraces the Stone Age

CHAPTER 31: In Which a Sensible Course of Actionis Proposed

CHAPTER 32: In Which Confidences are Frankly Shared

CHAPTER 33: In Which Formal Introductions are Made

CHAPTER 34: In Which the Future is a Dream

CHAPTER 35: In Which a Remedy is Pursued

Epilogue

Essay: “Quantum Physics and Me” by Stephen Lawhead

Acknowledgements

Lawhead, Stephen

Kit Livingstone has been bequeathed by his great grandfather, Cosimo, an apparently impossible task: to piece together a 17th-century map whose fragments are scattered not just throughout this universe but other universes too. Aided by his girlfriend, Mina, herself in Hapsburg-Empire Prague, Kit begins to make progress but realises that opponents, in the shape of the Burley Men, are equally determined to capture the map, and they have a crucial advantage: the ability to manipulate the will of historical figures for their own ends.

\["Love epic fantasy sagas?","The Bone House continues the sweeping, gripping Bright Empire series","Mixing treasure hunt and multiverses, this is a boundless story of danger and imagination "\]

KING RAVEN TRILOGY (fictional books following the legend of Robin Hood):  
Hood | Book 1  
Scarlet | Book 2  
Tuck | Book 3  
  
THE CELTIC CRUSADES (fictional books about Celtic Myths):  
The Iron Lance | Book 1  
The Black Rod | Book 2  
The Mystic Rose | Book 3  
  
THE SONG OF ALBION TRILOGY (fictional books where Celtic Myths come alive):  
The Paradise War | Book 1  
The Silver hand | Book 2  
The Endless Knot | Book 3  
  
THE PENDRAGON CYCLE (fantasy fiction focusing on a different legend from Mythical history in each book):  
 Taliesin | Book 1  
Merlin | Book 2  
Arthur | Book 3  
Pendragon | Book 4  
Grail | Book 5  
Avalon | Book 6  
  
THE DRAGON KING TRILOGY (recently re-launched for young adult readers):  
In the Hall of the Dragon King | Book 1  
The Warlords of Nin | Book 2  
The Sword and the Flame | Book 3  
  
THE BRIGHT EMPIRES SERIES (time-travel fantasy fiction about ‘Ley Travel’)  
The Skin Map | Book 1  
The Bone House | Book 2  
The Spirit Well | Book 3  
The Shadow Lamp | Book 4

“The Bright Empires Series continues in ‘The Bone House’ where the young explorer, Kit Livingstone, must navigate the multi-dimensional universe to recover the ruminants of the elusive Skin Map and rescue his lost girlfriend.”

“This exciting series blends ancient history with Einstein’s theory of relativity. Join Kit as he battles the dry heat of Ancient Egypt, navigates Restoration England, explores the markets of Prague and journeys the Stone Age countryside to stitch together the secrets of the universe.”

“Stephen Lawhead’s fan base compares this series to C.S Lewis directed by Steven Spielberg – like an intergalactic Narnia. But best of all, through philosophical musings and gripping action, Stephen cleverly lays a positive foundation for the Christian faith that’s both compelling and revelatory.”

The Bone House is the thrilling sequel to Stephen Lawhead’s inter-dimensional adventure, ‘The Skin Map’.

Kit Livingstone, the Ley Line traveler, is chasing after the skin map – the coded symbols tattooed on a 17th century explorer that charts the hidden dimensions of the multi-universe. This impossible task he inherited from his great-grandfather, Cosimo, has now turned dangerous thanks to the ruthless Burley Men, who are hunting for the same prize.

Scattered across the time and space, Kit must navigate the winding alleyways of Egyptian sphinxes, master the market streets of Prague and make a pilgrimage to where universes collide across the Stone Age landscape. Piecing together the ruminants of the map become Kit’s obsession, and with the help of his friends he must retraces his steps to find his girlfriend lost in the fabric of time itself.

Stephen R. Lawhead, acclaimed author of several fantasy series, masterfully criss-crosses many different fiction genres – adventure, ancient history, sci-fi, mystery and philosophy – crafting a page-turning quest that’s out of this world. Join the mind-bending adventure in the second-of-five books in the Bright Emperies series.

Stephen Lawhead is the internationally acclaimed author of many outstanding fantasy and science fiction novels, including ‘The Song of Albion’ trilogy, and ‘The Pendragon’ series. Stephen lives in Oxford with his wife Alice. They have two grown up sons.

“Imagine Narnia merged with Hitchhiker’s Guide, and you have a starting point for the adventures of Kit Livingstone.” – Rick M., from the inside cover.

“Lawhead vividly describes the sights, sounds and smells of the markets in Prague, the streets of Restoration England, and even the dry heat of Ancient Egypt… The premise of ley line travel is fascinating yet mysterious, with scientific definitions that are detailed without becoming too technical. The charaters are personable and complex, and it’s easy to get caught up in their search for that elusive map.” – Malinda D., from the inside cover.

“… an excellent, mysterious storyline that draws the reader in.” – Kieran, from the inside cover.

“The Bone House is a quantum, anthropological adventure story through many dimensions… If you like fantasy, science fiction, philosophy, history, adventure, and/or Christian themes, you will be well satisfied with this series.” – Courtney Dudek, Bloggers Review.

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