A brand-new historical fantasy from a legend of the genre. Fans of
Bernard Cornwall, Conn Iggulden and Joe Abercrombie will love this.
Reinmar of Bielawa, sometimes known as Reynevan,
is a doctor, a magician and, according to some, a charlatan.
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Discovered in bed with the wife of a high-born knight, he
must flee his normal life. But his journeys will lead him into a part
of Europe which will be overtaken by chaos.
Religious tension between Hussite and Catholic countries is
threatening to turn into war.
Pursued not only by
the affronted 'stercza brothers, bent on vengeance, but also by the
Holy Inquisition, and with strange, mystical forces gathering in the
shadows, Reynevan finds himself in the Narrenturm, the Tower of Fools.
The Tower is an asylum for the mad, or for those who dare to think
differently and challenge the prevailing order. The 'patients' of this
institution form a gallery of colourful types including the young
Copernicus, proclaiming the truth of his heliocentric solar
system.
But can Reynevan escape the Tower, and
avoid being drawn in to the conflict around him, without losing his
own mind?
The first in an epic new trilogy set
during the vibrantly depicted Hussite Wars by Andrzej 'sapkowski,
author of the bestselling Witcher series that has become an
international phenomenon and inspired a bestselling videogame and
Netflix show.
Translated by David French, who
worked with 'sapkowski on six Witcher books.
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'A ripping yarn delivered with
world-weary wit, bursting at the seams with sex, death, magic and
madness' Joe Abercrombie
Text in English
Taal / Language : English
Extra informatie:
Paperback / softback
640 pagina's
Oktober 2022
787 gram
234 x 154 x 48 mm
EAN: 9781473226210
Gollancz