The Alchemist’s Secret. Scott Mariani

Copyright

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      This ebook edition published by HarperCollins Publishers 2016

      First published in paperback by HarperCollinsPublishers, 2008

      Copyright © Scott Mariani 2008

      Cover design © Henry Steadman 2016

      Scott Mariani asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

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      This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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      Ebook Edition © January 2016 ISBN: 9780007331475

      Version: 2019-12-07

Dedication

      To Marco, Miriam and Luca

      ‘Seek, my Brother, without becoming discouraged; the task is hard, I know, but to conquer without danger is to triumph without glory.’

      The Alchemist Fulcanelli