title: The Arcanum: A Novel
author:  Thomas Wheeler 
description: "Cinematic. Vividly written."<br />--<i>Publishers Weekly</i><br /><br />"THE ARCANUM is a first-class thriller; superbly crafted, it moves like lightning, creating a world where historical fact and wild invention are interwoven. Marvellous stuff!"<br />--Clive Barker, author of <i>Coldheart Canyon</i> and<i> The Abarat</i><br /><br />From some dark bridge between history and fiction, Thomas Wheelers THE ARCANUM throws the reader into a midnights maelstrom of mystery, thrills, and pure adrenaline fun. Hold your breath and enjoy the ride!<br />--Wes Craven, director of the <i>Scream</i> and <i>Nightmare on Elm St.</i> series<br /><br /><br /><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>
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  # Arcanum
  
  
  ### Praetorian Saga Book 4
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Mary Wallace
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Arcanum © copyright 2019 Mary Wallace
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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