The first in an exciting and atmospheric new YA series from the Queen of Historical Fiction - now in B format!
The year is 1453, and all signs point to it being the end of the world. Accused of heresy and expelled from his monastery, handsome seventeen-year-old, Luca Vero, is recruited by a mysterious stranger to record the end of times across Europe. Commanded by sealed orders, Luca is sent to map the fears of Christendom, and travel to the very frontier of good and evil. Seventeen-year-old Isolde, a Lady Abbess, is trapped in a nunnery to prevent her claiming her rich inheritance. As the nuns in her care are driven mad by strange visions, walking in their sleep, and showing bleeding wounds, Luca is sent to investigate and all the evidence points to Isolde''s criminal guilt. Outside in the yard they are building a pyre to burn her for witchcraft. Forced to face the greatest fears of the dark ages - black magic, werewolves, madness - Luca and Isolde embark on a search for truth, their own destinies, and even love as they take the unknown ways to the real historical figure who defends the boundaries of Christendom and holds the secrets of the Order of Darkness.
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Simon & Schuster Uk
ISBN: 9780857077325
Idioma: Inglés
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
Fecha de lanzamiento: 02/01/2013
Año de edición: 2013
Especificaciones del producto
Escrito por Philippa Gregory
Philippa Gregory es una escritora de reconocido prestigio internacional. Doctorada en literatura del s. XVIII por la Universidad de Edimburgo, se ha ganado el aplauso de la crítica y del público. Es conocida por su precisión histórica, la meticulosidad de sus investigaciones y por la genialidad con la que mezcla detalles históricos reales, historias de amor, aventuras y vida de corte.