Description
Product ID: | 9780141047454 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | The Falcons of Fire and Ice |
Authors: | Author: Karen Maitland |
Page Count: | 592 |
Subjects: | Historical fiction, Historical fiction |
Description: | Select Guide Rating 1564, Lisbon. The Inquisition displays its power and ruthlessly spreads fear. Heretics are tortured and burned. Any who oppose the Church's will realize that silence is preferable to a slow and agonizing death. Isabela, daughter of the Falconer at the Royal Court, is about to be caught in the Church's terrifying schemes. The Falcons of Fire and Ice by Karen Maitland, author of the hugely popular Company of Liars, is a powerful historical thriller which takes you right back to the darkest corners of the 16th century. Intelligently written and meticulously researched, it is a real treat for all fans of CJ Sansom and Umberto Eco''s The Name of the Rose. |
Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2013-03-28 |