Книга: Elizabeth Loupas «The Red Lily Crown»
|
April 1574, Florence, Italy. Grand Duke Cosimo I de' Medici lies dying. The city is paralyzed with dread, for the next man to wear the red lily crown will be Prince Francesco, despotic, dangerous, and obsessed with alchemy. Chiara Nerini, the troubled daughter of an anti-Medici bookseller, sets out to save her starving family by selling her dead father's rare alchemical equipment to the prince. Instead, she is trapped in his household-imprisoned and forcibly initiated as a virgin acolyte in Francesco's quest for power and immortality. Undaunted, she seizes her chance to pursue undreamed-of power of her own. Witness to sensuous intrigues and brutal murder plots, Chiara seeks a safe path through the labyrinth of Medici tyranny and deception. Beside her walks the prince's mysterious English alchemist, Ruanno, her friend and teacher, driven by his own dark goals. Can Chiara trust him to keep her secrets-even to love her-or will he prove to be her most treacherous enemy of all? Издательство: "New American Library" (2014) Формат: 140x210, 448 стр.
ISBN: 978-0-451-41887-6 Купить за 1760 руб на Озоне |
Другие книги схожей тематики:
| Автор | Книга | Описание | Год | Цена | Тип книги |
|---|
См. также в других словарях:
Crown jewels — The Imperial State Crown of the United Kingdom Crown jewels are jewels or artifacts of the reigning royal family of their respective country. They belong to monarchs and are passed to the next sovereign to symbolize the right to rule. They may… … Wikipedia
Crown of Christian V — The crown of King Christian V of Denmark was the crown used at the coronation of all of Denmark s absolutist kings, see Absolute monarchy. While the reign of such monarchs ended in 1840, the crown is still used during a Danish king s castrum… … Wikipedia
The Rose and the Ring — is a satirical work of fiction written by William Makepeace Thackeray and originally published at Christmas 1854 (though dated 1855). [Roger Lancelyn Green, The Golden Age of Children s Books , in: Sheila Egoff, G. T. Stubbs, and L. F. Ashley,… … Wikipedia
The Bandora Gang — which was on the Moon. Though their intent was making Earth a wasteland, they also caused mischief for the Zyurangers until they were sealed again in the finale.Principal VillainsBandora are made out of clay by Pleprechuan and processed by the… … Wikipedia
The Holly and the Ivy — is a traditional Christmas carol, which is among the most lightly Christianized carols of the Yuletide mdash;the holly and the ivy being among the most familiar Druidic plants Fact|date=November 2007. Holly and ivy have been the mainstay of… … Wikipedia
French Crown Jewels — Crown Jewels of France, on display at the Louvre with the crown and diadem of Empress Eugenie to the left, the set of Queen Marie Amélie in the centre and the crown of Louis XV to the right with the diadem of the Duchess of Angoulème … Wikipedia
