Summary
The thrilling, bloody and glorious new novel, from the master of the epic tale, Tim Willocks, author of The Religion.
Paris, August 23rd, 1572. What do you do when your wife disappears in the middle of the bloodiest massacre in European history, and you know she is about to give birth to your only child?
Three wars of religion have turned Paris into a fetid cauldron of hatred, intrigue and corruption. The Royal Wedding, intended to heal the wounds, has served only to …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099578925 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099578921 |
| Author: | Tim Willocks |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 768 |
| Release Date: | 15 June 2014 |
| Weight: | 551g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 39mm |
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Gripping reading
A brilliant novel, thrilling and mysterious with a suspense hard to bear * Historical Novel Society *
Gripping reading * Good Book Guide *
There is much to recommend this book. – Kathy Stevenson * Daily Mail *
Do you have a Game of Thrones-shaped hole in your life? Tim Willocks’s brutal but highly intelligent follow-up to The Religion may not be fantasy but it’s a thrilling epic that will satisfy even the most bloodthirsty reader’s appetite for gore, intrigue and religious fanaticism * Metro *
Willocks pulls no punches in his descriptions of the bloodletting and terror… This is definitely one for those with a far stronger stomach than mine * Daily Mail *
About The Author
Tim Willocks
Tim Willocks is a novelist, screenwriter and producer. Translated into twenty languages, his novels include The Religion, Bad City Blues, Green River Rising and Twelve Children of Paris. He has worked with major Hollywood directors, dined at the White House and holds a black belt in Shotokan karate.
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