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The Adventure Society

Stories and Notes from My Travels

The Vault

Welcome to the Vault. This is where I dig into the real history behind the books — the relics, legends and half-forgotten places that sparked each adventure.

Think of it as the research notebook I’d usually keep to myself: the true stories that proved far stranger, and far richer, than anything I could invent.

Luke Richardson outside Notre-Dame de Paris while researching The Alchemist’s Codex

Who Was Fulcanelli? The Vanished Alchemist and the Secrets Carved into Notre-Dame

In 1926 a mysterious alchemist claimed Notre-Dame was a book carved in stone. Then he vanished. Listen to the episode or read the full story.
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The Alchemist’s Codex paperback by Luke Richardson, an Eden Black thriller with Notre-Dame de Paris on the cover

The Alchemist’s Codex Is Out Now: Eden Black Hunts Fulcanelli Through Paris

The Alchemist’s Codex, Eden Black book 8, is out now. A centuries-old body in Notre-Dame, the alchemist Fulcanelli and the secret of eternal life.
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On the Trail of the Templars Adventure Society Expedition group beside the River Tagus with Almourol Castle behind

The Real Treasure of the Templars: Our First Adventure Society Expedition

Five days touring Knights Templar sites in Portugal with readers: Almourol Castle, Tomar’s Convent of Christ, Quinta da Regaleira and a night of Fado.
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The Greatest Archaeological Cover-Up in History? The Victorian Translator Who May Have Faked His Own Death

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Did dinosaurs walk the earth in the twelfth century? The Cambodian Carving That Nobody Can Explain

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The Looting of Angkor: How Cambodia is Fighting to Reclaim its Stolen Heritage with Caleb Andrew (Podcast Episode)

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Did the Titanic really hit an iceberg? 

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Exploring the Enigma of the Feathered Serpent: History Meets Legend with Steven Moore

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The Underground Superhighway: Could Ancient Lava Tubes Connect the Continents? with Dave Bartell

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On the trail of the Templars in Portugal 

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The Ancient Egyptian Ghost of the London Underground

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The House of a Thousand Spies: Teufelsberg, Berlin’s Most Extraordinary Secret

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The Librarian Who Saved a Civilisation: The Most Extraordinary Rescue Story You’ve Never Heard

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Colourised view of a World's Fair with white domed palaces, statues and crowds along a waterside promenade

Tartaria: The Lost Empire Erased From History with Guy Anderson

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The Secrets of Latimer House: the place the government have banned you from seeing.

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The Truth Behind the Crystal Skulls 

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Traveler first, writer second

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Are you ready for the adventure of a lifetime?

If you’ve ever enjoyed one of my stories, I’d love to welcome you into my Adventure Society. This weekly newsletter is your chance to travel to the places that inspire my stories, explore the real-world mysteries, and be the first to know when a new book is ready.