Francia, 1430. Jacquetta di Lussemburgo è una dei discendenti dei duchi di Borgogna, la cui stirpe si dice abbia ereditato il dono della preveggenza dalla mitica capostipite Melusina, divinità del fiume, in grado di leggere il futuro nello scorrere delle acque. Jacquetta è poco più di una bambina quando viene data in sposa al duca di Bedford che, convinto dei suoi poteri divinatori, la introduce al misterioso mondo dell'alchimia. Ma il destino...
The fourth book in the "Order Of Darkness" series finds the band of heroes arriving at a village in the throes of a dancing madness, with Isolde and the others determined to resist the piper's tune and continue their journey. A gripping immersion into a bygone era of medieval legends.
Drei Schwestern. Drei Leben. Drei Wege zur Macht.JaneKönigin von England für neun Tage, wird die junge Jane Grey von der Halbschwester des Königs Mary in den Tower gesperrt und bezahlt für die Machtgier ihres Vaters auf dem Schafott.KatherineLerne zu sterben, schreibt Jane an ihre lebensfreudige Schwester Katherine - der die unfruchtbare Königin Mary und dann Königin Elizabeth niemals zugestehen werden, einen Tudor-Sohn zu gebären. Als ihre Sc...
From the "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Queen's Fool" and "The Other Boleyn Girl" comes a tempestuous Tudor tale about two queens, Anne of Cleves and Catherine Parr, and the woman who destroys them both. Abridged. 5 CDs.
A beautiful dwarf, disregarded by the court, Mary finds it easy to keep secrets, especially her own. After watching her sisters defy the queen, Mary is aware of her own perilous position as a possible heir to the throne. But she is determined to command her own destiny and be the last Tudor to risk her life in matching wits with her ruthless and unforgiving cousin Elizabeth.
The latest novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory features one of the most famous women in history, Lady Jane Grey, and her two sisters, each of whom dared to defy her queen.Jane Grey was queen of England for nine days. Her father and his allies crowned her instead of the dead king's half-sister Mary Tudor, who quickly mustered an army, claimed her throne, and locked Jane in the Tower of London. When Jane refused to b...
The second thrilling and atmospheric instalment in the YA series ORDER OF DARKNESS by the number one bestselling author, and Queen of historical fiction.
Als Mary Boleyn mit vierzehn an den Hof von Heinrich VIII. kommt, fällt sie dem König sofort ins Auge. Schon bald ist sie seine Geliebte. Zuerst genießt Mary ihre Rolle als inoffizielle Königin, doch schnell muss sie erkennen, dass sie nur ein Spielball in den Machtplänen ihrer Familie ist. Der König interessiert sich mit der Zeit mehr und mehr für ihre Schwester Anne. Weder Korruption noch Ehebruch oder Mord können den Aufstieg der neuen Favo...