Combining elements of espionage and intrigue the historical fiction BARNUM! tells the imaginative tale of P.T. Barnum the world s greatest showman and America s best secret agent. When brilliant inventor Nikola Tesla leads a faction of the world s richest men in a plot to destroy America Barnum must assume his role as an undercover government operative and assemble his team of talented circus freaks to thwart the devious plot. Joined by a midget strongman a teenaged human fly a manhating mesmer an empath who can speak with animals the notorious Siamese twins Chang and Eng and a sword-swallowing rubber man the master showman uses futuristic technology and his own uncanny abilities to stop the evil madman bent on world domination. SUGGESTED FOR MATURE READERS.