This is the fourth book concerning a 1999 West Virginian mining town mysteriously transplanted to 17th-century Germany. Cardinal Richilieu, a power to be reckoned with in France, sees the Americans and their democratic political structure as a threat, and is secretly attempting to undermine them. His latest attempt involves duping some young Americans to disrupt Galileo's trial for espousing the heretical belief that the Earth goes around the sun. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.