Voice
Of The Falconer (Star-Cross'd #2) by David Blixt
Publication Date: July 6, 2010
St. Martin's Press
eBook & Paperback; 496 Pages
Italy,
1325. Eight years after the tumultuous events of THE MASTER OF VERONA, Pietro
Alaghieri is living as an exile in Ravenna, enduring the loss of his famous
father while secretly raising the bastard heir to Verona's prince, Cangrande
della Scala. But when word of Cangrande's death reaches him, Pietro must race
back to Verona to prevent young Cesco's rivals from usurping his rightful
place. With the tentative peace of Italy at stake, not to mention their lives,
Pietro must act swiftly to protect them all. But young Cesco is determined not
to be anyone's pawn. Willful and brilliant, he defies even the stars. And far
behind the scenes is a mastermind pulling the strings, one who stands to lose -
or gain - the most. Born from Shakespeare's Italian plays, in this novel we
meet for the first time Romeo, Juliet, Tybalt, the Nurse, as well as revisit
Montague and Capulet, Petruchio and Kate, and the money-lending Shylock. From
Ravenna to Verona, Mantua to Venice, this novel explores the danger, deceit,
and deviltry of early Renaissance Italy, and the terrible choices one must make
just to stay alive.
"For anyone who has not yet read one or more of David's
novels, you are about to hit the literary lottery. Yes, he is that good. In his
hands, history comes to bright, blazing life." -Sharon Kay Penman
"Dante's Italy and the internecine, blood-feuding struggle of
the dominant families of the northern city states. This story of corruption and
the quest for power is as compelling as Mario Puzo's Godfather and as thrilling
as any of Rafael Sabatini's historical adventures." -Peter Tremayne
Fortune's
Fool (Star-Cross'd #3) by David Blixt
Publication Date: April 23, 2012
Sordelet Ink
eBook & Paperback; 576 Pages
Italy,
1326. While the brilliant and wily Cesco is schooled in his new duties at the
hand of a hard master, Pietro Alaghieri travels to Avignon, current seat of the
Papacy, to fight his excommunication and plead for Cesco's legitimacy. He
doesn't know an old foe has been waiting to ruin Pietro's life and seize
control of Verona for himself. Back in Verona, separated from everyone he
trusts, Cesco must confront his ambitious cousin, a mysterious young killer,
and the Holy Roman Emperor himself. A harrowing series of adventures reveal a
secret long hidden, one that threatens Cesco's only chance for true happiness.
Inspired by Shakespeare, Dante, and Petrarch, full of Renaissance intrigue and
passion, this third novel in Blixt's acclaimed Star-Cross'd series reflects the
heights of drama, exploring the capricious whims of lady Fortune, who has her
favorites - and her fools.
"This is one of the most exciting, and satisfying, reads that
I have immersed myself in for a long time. David Blixt is a gem of a
writer." -Helen Hollick
The 10th Anniversary Edition of The Master of Verona is now available in eBook, Paperback, & Audiobook!
For additional reading on the Capulet-Montague feud, The Origin of the Feud is out November
28th!
Author Info
David Blixt‘s work is consistently described as
“intricate,” “taut,” and “breathtaking.” A writer of Historical Fiction, his
novels span the early Roman Empire (the COLOSSUS series, his play EVE OF IDES)
to early Renaissance Italy (the STAR-CROSS’D series) up through the Elizabethan
era (his delightful espionage comedy HER MAJESTY’S WILL, starring Will
Shakespeare and Kit Marlowe as inept spies). His novels combine a love of the
theatre with a deep respect for the quirks and passions of history. Living in Chicago
with his wife and two children, he describes himself as “actor, author, father,
husband. In reverse order.”
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