The Book of God and Physics

“Joven has put together a fine recipe for a thriller.”—Washington Post A novel of the Voynich mystery,The Book of God and Physics is a gripping, fascinating, and eminently intelligent literary thriller akin to the genre-bending masterworks of Michael Gruber and the “secret histories” of Dan Brown (The Da Vinci Codeet al). Author Enrique Joven centers his compelling, fast moving story around a very real historical artifact—the indecipherable Voynich Manuscript—and spins an extraordinary tale that asks whether legendary scientific figures (Brahe, Koeppler, Galileo, Copernicus) might have hidden some of their secrets within its pages.

Having worked with a secret group that has been trying to decrypt the enigmatic Voynich manuscript for centuries, Jesuit science teacher Hector learns of a possible key to the manuscript but encounters powerful forces that would prevent his success, an effort that is shaped by the contributions of such figures as Tycho Brahe, Copernicus, and Galileo. 35,000 first printing.