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'[W]hen I found Rice's work I absolutely loved how she took that genre and (...) made [it] feel so contemporary and relevant' Sarah Pinborough bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes

'[Rice wrote] in the great tradition of the gothic' Ramsey Campbell bestselling author of The Hungry Moon

Anne Rice's extraordinary new novel summons the world of fifteenth-century Rome: a city of beauty and terror of art and sin. In this extraordinary setting Toby O'Dare former government assassin is called upon by the angel Malchiah to solve a terrible crime of poisoning and to seek out the truth behind the presence of an earthbound restless spirit - a diabolical dybbuk - that is causing chaos in the city.

Toby is plunged into the luscious world of the Italian Renaissance sent to charm and calm this troublesome spirit. But he soon discovers himself in the midst of dark plots and surrounded by a darker and more dangerous threat as the veil of ecclesiastical terror closes in around him.

As Toby once again embarks on a powerful journey of atonement he is reconnected with his own past with matters light and dark fierce and tender with the promise of salvation and with a deeper and richer vision of love.
'[W]hen I found Rice's work I absolutely loved how she took that genre and (...) made [it] feel so contemporary and relevant' Sarah Pinborough bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes

'[Rice wrote] in the great tradition of the gothic' Ramsey Campbell bestselling author of The Hungry Moon

Anne Rice's extraordinary new novel summons the world of fifteenth-century Rome: a city of beauty and terror of art and sin. In this extraordinary setting Toby O'Dare former government assassin is called upon by the angel Malchiah to solve a terrible crime of poisoning and to seek out the truth behind the presence of an earthbound restless spirit - a diabolical dybbuk - that is causing chaos in the city.

Toby is plunged into the luscious world of the Italian Renaissance sent to charm and calm this troublesome spirit. But he soon discovers himself in the midst of dark plots and surrounded by a darker and more dangerous threat as the veil of ecclesiastical terror closes in around him.

As Toby once again embarks on a powerful journey of atonement he is reconnected with his own past with matters light and dark fierce and tender with the promise of salvation and with a deeper and richer vision of love.
Über den Autor
Anne Rice was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, which provided the backdrop for many of her famous novels. She was the author of more than 30 books, including her first novel, Interview with the Vampire, which was published in 1976. It has since gone on to become one of the best-selling novels of all time, and was adapted into a major motion picture starring Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Kirsten Dunst, and Antonio Banderas. In addition to The Vampire Chronicles, Anne was the author of several other best-selling supernatural series including Mayfair Witches, Queen of the Damned, the Wolf Gift, and Ramses the Damned. She passed away in 2021.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Genre: Importe, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780099484202
ISBN-10: 009948420X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Rice, Anne
Hersteller: Arrow
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 198 x 129 x 11 mm
Von/Mit: Anne Rice
Erscheinungsdatum: 02.06.2011
Gewicht: 0,213 kg
Artikel-ID: 134462844