Act of OblivionFROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF V2 AND MUNICH 'A master storyteller' Observer 'From what is it they flee?' He took a while to reply. By the time he spoke the men had gone inside. He said quietly, 'They killed the King.' 1660. Colonel Edward Whalley and his son in law, Colonel William Goffe, cross the Atlantic. They are on the run and wanted for the murder of Charles I. Under the provisions of the Act of Oblivion, they have been found

a frustrated architect at a prominent firm

the cynical teenage ward of a neighbouring councilman

they seek refuge on the nearby island of Mona

go clubbing

the beautiful Princess Kerin

and threatens to destroy everything she hopes for

All Asanka knows is poetry

he's floored

When Lyra is studying at Oxford University

The Witch is excited

The group has left another child in Henry's place

Lemaster's connections lead to the President of the United States