ConspiraciĂłn, traiciĂłn, corrupciĂłn polĂtica bajo el techo de la sociedad aristĂłcrata francesa.
Matteo Strukul vuelve a sorprendernos con una historia llena de tensiĂłn, adrenalina y misterio con un retrato exquisito de los personajes y de la Francia del siglo XVII.
Conspiracy, betrayal, political corruption under the roof of the French aristocracy.
Matteo Strukul returns to surprise us with a story charged with tension, adrenaline, and mystery, an exquisite portrait of his characters and seventeenth-century France.
Paris in the XVII century stands on the pillars of vice and violence. Maria of Medici, Henry IV of Bourbon’s new bride, must face—upon arriving to court—the malice of the king’s favorite, Henriette d’Entragues, who cannot get over not becoming Queen of France. But Henriette is the least of the young Queen Consort’s problems.
Forced to fight the lust for power within the aristocracy and safekeep the throne from constant conspiracies, Maria of Medici will become a bright political strategist and a cunning and brave defender of her own rights, especially when the everlasting shadow of conspiracy ends Henry IV’s life and makes Maria Queen Regent to her son Louis XIII. She will find a fearsome ally in Cardenal Richelieu until dark betrayals loom over her and put an end to her days of power and glory.
Convencida de que es vĂctima de una maldiciĂłn, busca la ayuda de Nostradamus. Él es el Ăşnico que podrá ayudarla a ser madre.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
The third installment in the historical saga that recreates the history of the most powerful family of the Renaissance.
International bestseller
More than 400,000 copies sold
2017 Bancarella Prize
France, 1536. When the heir, Francisco de Valois, is assassinated, Catherine de Medici’s position in the court becomes complicated: she is the prime suspect in the murder. Francis I, the King of France, is the only one who believes in her innocence. However, Catherine feels weak, and not only because her husband, Henry II, prefers his lover, the dreadful Diane de Poitiers, but because she can’t seem to have an heir. Convinced that she is the victim of a curse, she seeks the help of Nostradamus. He is the only one who can help her become a mother.
Convencida de que es vĂctima de una maldiciĂłn, busca la ayuda de Nostradamus. Él es el Ăşnico que podrá ayudarla a ser madre.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
The third installment in the historical saga that recreates the history of the most powerful family of the Renaissance.
International bestseller
More than 400,000 copies sold
2017 Bancarella Prize
France, 1536. When the heir, Francisco de Valois, is assassinated, Catherine de Medici’s position in the court becomes complicated: she is the prime suspect in the murder. Francis I, the King of France, is the only one who believes in her innocence. However, Catherine feels weak, and not only because her husband, Henry II, prefers his lover, the dreadful Diane de Poitiers, but because she can’t seem to have an heir. Convinced that she is the victim of a curse, she seeks the help of Nostradamus. He is the only one who can help her become a mother.
Este matrimonio no es un paso fácil para Lorenzo: su corazón -está convencido- pertenece y siempre pertenecerá a Lucrezia Donati, mujer fascinante y de extraordinaria belleza. Sin embargo, se avendrá a la voluntad de su madre y reforzará la alianza con una poderosa familia romana.
Y desde ese momento comenzará un perĂodo de violencia y venganza de cuyas consecuencias muy pocos se librarán…
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
Second part of the historical saga which tells the story of the most powerful family during the Renaissance period: The Medicis.
Florence, 1469. Lorenzo de Medici is winning the tournament in honor of his wife, Clarice Orsini, who just arrived in Florence for her wedding with the man who will soon become The Magnificent.
This marriage is not an easy step for Lorenzo: he is convinced that his heart belongs, and will always, belong to Lucrezia Donati, a fascinating and extraordinarily beautiful woman. However, he will succumb to his mother’s will of marriage to Clarice in order to strengthen their alliance with a powerful Roman family.
Called to his duty to govern the city, and divided between love and power, Lorenzo underestimates his adversaries who are plotting against him to bring him down as Florence’s leader. It is then that a period of violence and revenge will begin, with grave consequences from which very few will be spared.
Entre homicidios, traiciones e intrigas de palacio, esta novela narra la saga de la familia más poderosa del Renacimiento, el inicio de su ascenso a la SeñorĂa florentina en una sucesiĂłn de intrigas y giros inesperados que tienen como protagonistas a capitanes sin escrĂşpulos, envenenadoras fatales, sanguinarios mercenarios suizos… y muchos otros personajes que mantendrán al lector pegado a sus páginas.”
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
Part one of the historical saga recreating the story of the most powerful family of the Renaissance.
Florence, 1429. When the patriarch Giovanni de Medici dies, his sons Cosimo and Lorenzo find themselves at the helm of a true financial empire, but at the same time, they are surrounded by bitter foes, such as Rinaldo degli Albizzi and Palla Strozzi, members of the most influential Florentine families.
Relying on their wit and lack of prejudices, the two brothers seize political power, finding balance between an implacable business acumen and their love for art and culture. While the dome of Santa Maria del Fiore is being built under Filippo Brunelleschi’s supervision, adversaries keep weaving their schemes.
Among them there is also a woman of infinite beauty and dangerous charm, capable of capturing the heart of one man.
Amid murders, betrayals, and palace intrigues, this novel relates the saga of the most powerful family of the Renaissance, the beginning of their ascent to Florentine lordship in a succession of intrigues and unexpected twists that have as protagonists unscrupulous captains, fatal female poisoners, blood-thirsty Swiss mercenaries… and many more characters that will keep the reader glued to the page.
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