Clare L. Deming

This is another book that was suggested for one of my book clubs and it sounded intriguing. The Quantum Curators and the Faberge Egg by Eva St. John is the first book by this author that I have read. It is also the first book (of five) in The Quantum Curators series (paid links).

Here is the blurb:

When a priceless Fabergé egg comes to light everyone is after it. Neith Salah is a quantum curator. It’s her mission to get the egg; she doesn’t know what it looks like, or where it is, but she knows it’s not on her earth.

Julius Strathclyde lives on a parallel earth. He’s a Cambridge professor and an archivist; he loves tea, research and a quiet life. It’s a pity then, that he’s the only person alive who knows where the egg is.

She has guns and attitude, he has a fountain pen. Together they are going to have to race against time to save the egg, before a hidden enemy gets there first.

This book was the start of a series, but could be read as a stand-alone novel because it does wrap up the main events of the Faberge egg plot by the end. Not every detail is resolved though which leaves something for the next book to presumably explore. I did enjoy this book, but I’m not sure if I’ll read the rest of the series. I didn’t identify with the characters enough to put this on my must-read-more list.

The story is mainly set on our Earth, but the characters that are seeking the Faberge egg are from a parallel Earth, so the book felt a lot like a time travel novel. Of course these technologically advanced treasure hunters meet up with the professor, Julius, on our Earth and he is swept up into the search with them as different factions compete to find the egg.

I liked the plot twists and the action scenes were well-done. The idea of the parallel Earth where relics from our world are saved from destruction and stored for everyone to be able to enjoy and cherish them was something unique in this story. I’m curious to know more about how that world developed.

Have you read any of the Quantum Curator books? Let me know in the comments (above).

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