THE LAST LIGHT OF THE MIDDLE AGES

A Novel of Frederick II, the Templars, and the Secret Birth of Aquila

von Annalisa Alfano

226 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The Wonder of the World is dead.Frederick II, the most enigmatic emperor of the Middle Ages, has died in his Apulian castle. At his side remains a jester named Bonaventura, a poet and lover who was the dying king's last secret friend.Driven by grief and a mysterious Templar casket, Bonaventura enters a world of sacred architecture, forbidden memory, and dangerous mercy. He will discover Aquila, a city built as a New Jerusalem in stone. He will love a woman he cannot keep. He will fail a son he cannot stop loving. And he will face a secret that could fracture the Church or redeem the men who guard it.From Frederick's court to the caves of the hermit who became Pope Celestine V, from Castel del Monte to the Perdonanza, and finally to the earthquake that shattered L'Aquila seven centuries later, this is a literary historical thriller about power, forgiveness, and the music hidden in every stone.Because a body was promised, and eagles still gather.

• Reihe: MAGIC&UNIQUE BOOKS
• ISBN: 9789695093603
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 05.05.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Independently published