The Historical illuminatus chronicles
2 books
Here are 2 books from The Historical illuminatus chronicles series by Robert Anton Wilson, listed in series order where known and publication order otherwise.
Books in order
The Earth Will Shake
Robert Anton Wilson
In Naples in 1764, young aristocrat Sigismundo Celine is drawn into a dangerous web of Freemasonry, secret societies, political intrigue, and forbidden passion. As murder and conspiracy propel him across the turbulent landscape of the Enlightenment, he encounters figures such as Mozart and Casanova while trying to understand the hidden forces shaping history—and his own place within it. Blending swashbuckling adventure with satire, occult mystery, and provocative philosophical speculation, the novel reimagines the historical romance through Robert Anton Wilson’s playful, psychedelic, and deeply humanist style.
The Widow's Son
Robert Anton Wilson
In Paris in 1772, Sigismundo Celine—an exile, adventurer, and reluctant participant in the secret history of the Enlightenment—finds himself caught between Freemasons, Jacobites, Rosicrucians, aristocrats, and other factions competing to shape the future. Imprisonment, pursuit, and dangerous revelations draw him into a labyrinth of conspiracies surrounding an ancient prophecy and the mysterious identity of the “Widow’s Son.” Blending historical adventure with philosophical speculation, occult intrigue, and irreverent satire, the novel questions who truly controls history—and whether anyone can escape becoming part of it. It is a characteristically exuberant and subversive entry in the Historical Illuminatus Chronicles, written in a style that treats the past as both grand conspiracy and open-ended possibility.