Doctor Janeway's Plague: Recent Episodes
John Farrell
In this podiobook: A science-fiction thriller about an astronomer who discovers a source of cosmic rays which may be the origin of an ancient plague reviving once again.A young woman reaches Cambridge in search of a distant relative whom she believes has lived longer than any other human being.An astronomer discovers a strange, point-like source of cosmic rays coming from the constellation of the Unicorn.A retiring professor discovers documents from Puritan times about a series of strange deaths and disappearances in the early Boston settlement. One of the signed witnesses has the exact same name as a celebrated minister whom the old professor has welcomed on campus.Three sleuths and three threadsâ¦all leading to the same man."I long to believe in immortality," wrote John Keats over 150 years ago. There are those who knew while the poet lived â" and those who know better now â" that some things are better not wished for. The Reverend Doctor Janeway knows why. And his secret is one of the most dangerous ever uncovered.Editorial reviewsA haunting and suspenseful tale that I couldn't put down. -Ronald Kessler, authorA uniquely American horror story... -Amy Sterling Casil, author (The Magazine of Fantasy And Science Fiction and Zoetrope: All Story Extra)...its cross-genre suspense is dead-on for today's market. -Paula Guran, DarkEcho Newsletter, Nov. 16, 2000...ambitious in the depth of its scientific background, and the historical connections to colonial history add interest and resonance. -Jon Lehman, Quincy Patriot Ledger, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2000Here's an enthralling novel ... reminiscent of the more meditative books by Stephen King or Dean Koontz. -Pat Holt, Holt Uncensored, January 16, 2001
-In this episode: Conclusion: Leon makes it back to the old Library to find Jean...and the minister, waiting for him.
-In this episode: Leon and company prepare to escape from the house as the minister's followers close in.
-In this episode: Leon drops Ethan in New York to pursue a lead on Perlman, but when they get to the mysterious house in Charlemont, Leon, Miriam and Glen find the old rabbi waiting for them.
-In this episode: A minion of Doctor Janeway appears to Miriam during the night--and she realizes she is leading Leon, Ethan and Glen into a trap.
-In this episode: Leon, Glen and Ethan take Miriam out of town to escape Doctor Janeway's influence, while Glen's colleague Irwin gets an update from peers on the status of Monoceros.
-In this episode: Ethan visits Leon during his recovery in the hospital; they later meet with Glen DisStasio--while Jean heads to Connecticut to correlate more documentary evidence of Doctor Janeway's mysterious puritan cult.
-In this episode: Leon hides in Widener Library after closing hours to spy on the minister--and his followers.
-In this episode: In the aftermath of death, Leon determines to investigate the minister, whose followers appear to be multiplying during the midnight hours.
-In this episode: Nancy's condition deteriorates. Glen and Leon meet for the first time outside of the minister's empty house, and Miriam discovers she has a frightening new power.
-In this episode: Miriam discovers that the minister is spreading his 'potion' among the faculty, and the circle of victims widens to embrace Rabbi Perleman.
-In this episode: While exploring Doctor Janeway's house, Miriam discovers the store of unusual minerals the minister uses to mix in his drinking water. No sooner has she left the house with a sample, she is attacked by the wandering vagrant.
-In this episode: Nancy helps Leon discover Puritan manuscripts documenting the existence of a Rev. Janeway during a string of mysterious disappearances in the early days of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Can it be the same man?
-In this episode: In which Nancy Fraser begins to fall moredirectly under the nocturnal power of the minister.
-In this episode: In which two new characters are introduced, and Jean tries to convince Leon not to be so suspicious of the Reverend Doctor Janeway.
-In this episode: Leon tries to track down the reclusive minister at his office in Widener Library...and makes an unwelcome disocvery.
-In this episode: The Reverend Doctor Janeway recounts the history of 'the dark star', how it transformed him, and why he will not allow Miriam to know the secret of his 'immortality'
-In this episode: Miriam Tailor observes the minister during a late night assignation with a strange homeless man who vanishes into the subway.
-In this episode: Leon Bradley discovers that the Reverend Doctor Janeway knows more about the mysterious death of the priest than he should
-In this episode: Leon Bradley, a retiring professor, sits in mourning at the wake of his brother-in-law, and discovers something strange about the death of the ailing pastor.
-In this episode: Janeway provides lodging to his long-lost relative and agrees to let her help him in his new mission. At Oak Ridge, Glen and Irwin continue monitoring the source of cosmic rays. The Unicorn is attracting the attention of other observatories.
-In this episode: Miriam Tailor recounts the history of Doctor Janeway's adventures in America and how she discovered his 'immortal' nature.
-In this episode: Two astronomers discover a strange source of cosmic rays coming from the constellation Monoceros, also known as The Unicorn.
-In this episode: A homeless man witnesses the return of The Reverend Doctor Janeway to the streets of Cambridge. After Janeway provides an addictive potion to him, as well as the ailing pastor of Saint Paul's, another night-walker arrives claiming a special connectio