The Quantum Curators and the Faberge ..., Eva St. John
The Quantum Curators and the Faberge ..., Eva St. John
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The Quantum Curators and the Fabergé Egg

Author: Eva St. John

Narrator: Alex Wyndham, Lucy Rayner

Unabridged: 6 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/21/2022


Synopsis

Anyone can track down a priceless artefact that's been lost for hundreds of years. Finding one that's been hidden on a parallel Earth . . . now that's a neat trick.

When Neith Salah—a quantum curator charged with traveling to our parallel Earth to rescue precious artefacts—is ordered to save a priceless Fabergé Egg, she figures it's just another job. The only problem: she's not sure what the egg looks like. Or where it is. Or when it is.

Enter Julius Strathclyde, a mild-mannered Cambridge professor whose closest brush with death-defying treasure hunts is finding lost coins down the back of the sofa. Not the usual "save the world" type, but when Julius' best friend is murdered while searching for the egg, Neith realizes that this mild-mannered professor is the only person who can help her solve the riddles that will lead her to the egg.

She just has to keep him alive long enough to do it.

He's got the fountain pens. She's got the guns. They'll just have to hope that's enough to keep them ahead of the Russian Mafia, unknown assassins, and perhaps even other quantum curators who want the egg for their own dark purposes . . . and may not be picky about who they have to kill to get it.

About Eva St. John

Like the best of us, Eva St. John is a construct. A moving feast of many parts, most of those parts involve gin, science fiction and falling over her dogs.

Favorite authors: Iain M Banks. Ann Leckie. Genevieve Cogman. Terry Pratchett. Nick Harkaway.*

Favorite shows: Doctor Who. Indiana Jones. National Treasure. Star Trek. Black Mirror. Firefly.*

Favorite food: Everything. Not a fan of offal or ice cream.

Favorite drink: Milk. Followed by a willingness to drink anything. Except Ouzo. Or tea.

*This list is forever changing and only represents the current top of her head.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sian on June 08, 2020

If you like the Chronicles of St. Mary's then you will love this book.......more

Goodreads review by Jenette on March 05, 2021

This was an absolute mess of a book, there's just no other way to put it. While the concept was good in theory the execution left a lot to be desired. A lot. Let's start with the problematic POV. Neith's chapters are first person. Just Neith's. Everyone else's are third person and to be clear, not re......more

Goodreads review by Maria on September 19, 2023

This book reminded me a bit of the Invisible Library series where agents have to travel to an alternate worlds to retrieve important books. In this case there are only two worlds: Alpha and Beta Earth and they use a Quantum field to travel to retrieve important artifacts. I enjoyed the book - I like......more

Goodreads review by Ed on February 01, 2021

Expectations are very important- I came into this book expecting very little indeed, and actually it's not all that awful. It's a bit of fun! Picked it up for free with prime reading, and it's a fine little romp that doesn't overstay its welcome. We have an organisation of "Quantum Curators" (don't w......more

Goodreads review by Brittany on February 08, 2021

Time travel, snark, mysteries, and historical treasures. These books read as if they go along with Jodi Taylor's time travel books. They're very similar in that they're character-driven (sort of) time travel books that are just enjoyable romps. These ones, however, do try a bit harder in the diversi......more