It's the year 2021. Medicine has become corporatized, and proprietary treatments are closely guarded secrets. The mysterious Aesculapian Healers offer complete cures of most illnesses with a money-back guarantee, but the outrageous fees have given them a reputation as medical pirates.When recent medical school graduate Wesley Anderson is approached to become a Healer, he reluctantly signs on, hoping to obtain a cure for his father's heart disease and a solution to his family's money troubles. But he soon discovers that there are dark secrets behind the brilliant cures. As Aesculapian practices become increasingly disturbing, a conflicted Wesley-torn between his conscience and the seduction of power-joins a group of dissidents. The atmosphere quickly becomes deadly as they uncover a plan involving human experimentation, and realize that the lives of millions hang in the balance.

The Aesculapian (Aesculapius was the Greek god of healing and performed miracles) is a tale of political intrigue, interwoven with power, romance, tobacco cartels, corrupt societies, murder, and the betrayal of American medicine for financial fortunes in offshore banking accounts. The Byzantine plot pursues Big Tobacco and the nicotine scandal; the power barons of medicine; the Tora Society, a sinister Japanese crime syndicate led by a cunning old doctor; a veteran French underground fighter; agonizing memories of World War II and Vietnam; a wicked Southern senator; Machiavellian revenge masterminded by the President of the United States; a captivating love story; an idyllic journey around the world; and, finally, an explosive climax. The timing of this first novel is fortuitous as our country struggles with its knowledge and tolerance of what it now knows about the tobacco industry. One can only wonder and fiction permits us to beg the question What did we know? When did we know? What was the knowledge worth? In The Aesculapian Dan Cloud has crafted a stunningly intricate tale of power and commitment, rich in detail, bristling with suspense a wrenching yet sensitive portrayal of a good doctor tortured by deception and tragedy.

1957 Yearbook of the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia. 107pp. This book entitled The Aesculapian of 1957 presents medical education on the march, many great nostalgic photos and business advertisements.

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