Book Details
Format
Audiobook
Length
6h 40m
Language
English
Published
May 29, 2012
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
ISBN-10
1442350237
ISBN-13
9781442350236
Description
Romance, mystery, and intrigue populate the first-ever teen series from #1 bestselling author of "The Other Boleyn Girl."The year is 1492. Eighteen-year-old Luca De Vere is brilliant, gorgeous--and a heretic. Cast out of his religious order for using scientific knowledge to prove that a divine revelation was faked, Luca is recruited into a secret sect: The Order of the Dragon, headed by none other than Pope Nicholas V, investigates strange occurrences across Europe, and Luca is now part of the Order.
Isolde is a seventeen-year-old girl who's been shut up in a nunnery so she can't inherit any of her deceased father's estate. Because of mysterious happenings at the nunnery, Isolde is accused of witchcraft--and Luca is sent to investigate her.
Despite the conventions of their time, an attraction grows between Luca and Isolde, and, traveling across Europe, they encounter alchemists, poisoners, inquisitors, and purported witches as they head toward a real-life historical figure who may hold the power of the Order of the Dragon.
The first in a series, this epic and richly detailed drama is firmly rooted in historical fact, and Philippa Gregory's trademark touch deftly brings the past--and its salacious scandals--to life.
Isolde is a seventeen-year-old girl who's been shut up in a nunnery so she can't inherit any of her deceased father's estate. Because of mysterious happenings at the nunnery, Isolde is accused of witchcraft--and Luca is sent to investigate her.
Despite the conventions of their time, an attraction grows between Luca and Isolde, and, traveling across Europe, they encounter alchemists, poisoners, inquisitors, and purported witches as they head toward a real-life historical figure who may hold the power of the Order of the Dragon.
The first in a series, this epic and richly detailed drama is firmly rooted in historical fact, and Philippa Gregory's trademark touch deftly brings the past--and its salacious scandals--to life.
Genres
Mystery
Thriller & Suspense
Young Adult
Science & Technology
History
Fantasy
Travel