About this book
Otto Martin Møller's visionary science fiction novel Guld og Ære follows Erik Poulsen, a young Danish chemist whose groundbreaking discovery in 1895 threatens to upend civilization itself. Using cutting-edge knowledge of physics and chemistry, Erik achieves the impossible: transforming base metals into gold. Yet this triumph becomes a curse when world governments realize that revealing his formula would devastate the global economy built on the gold standard.
Driven by scientific ambition rather than wealth, Erik envisions immortal glory among history's greatest minds. Instead, he finds himself hunted. Governments and their secret police pursue him relentlessly across continents as Erik and his family flee from nation to nation, their lives transformed into a desperate game of survival.
This prescient 19th-century narrative explores the collision between scientific progress and political power, asking whether revolutionary knowledge can exist in a world governed by economic interests. Møller crafts a thrilling chase narrative infused with philosophical questions about the true value of discovery and the price of truth.
Perfect for fans of classic speculative fiction and historical science fiction, Guld og Ære offers a gripping escape story alongside profound meditations on progress, responsibility, and the weight of dangerous knowledge. It's a timeless tale of one man's brilliant mind pitted against the world's most powerful institutions.
