Description
| Product ID: | 9781035012329 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | The Shardlake series |
| Title: | Sovereign |
| Authors: | Author: C. J. Sansom |
| Page Count: | 688 |
| Subjects: | Historical crime and mysteries, Historical mysteries |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The third Shardlake novel in C. J. Sansom’s bestselling historical crime series. On a journey to win over his subjects, a conspiracy threatens to strike Henry VIII from his throne . . . <p><b>'C. J. Sansom’s books are arguably the best Tudor novels going' – <i>The </i><i>Sunday Times</i></b><br><br><b>Following on from<i> Dissolution</i> and <i>Dark Fire, Sovereign</i> is the third gripping historical novel</b> <b>in C. J. Sansom's number one bestselling Shardlake series, perfect for fans of Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory.</b><br><br><b>England, 1541. </b>King Henry VIII has set out on a spectacular Progress to the North to attend an extravagant submission by his rebellious subjects in York.<br><br>Already in the city are lawyer Matthew Shardlake and his assistant Jack Barak, whom have reluctantly undertaken a special mission for Archbishop Thomas Cranmer – to ensure the welfare of an important but dangerous conspirator who is to be returned to London for interrogation.<br><br>But the murder of a York glazier involves Shardlake in deeper mysteries, connected not only to the prisoner in York castle but to the royal family itself. And when Shardlake and Barak stumble upon a cache of secret documents which could threaten the Tudor throne, a chain of events unfolds that will lead Shardlake to face the most terrifying fate of the age . . .<br><br><b>This is the third novel in C. J. Sansom's internationally bestselling Shardlake series. It is followed by <i>Revelation</i>, the fourth book in the series.</b></p> |
| Imprint Name: | Pan Books |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2024-05-09 |
