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Publication
Sphere (2011), 384 pages
Description
In 14th-century Italy, Mondino is a university anatomist - a man of science in a land governed by the brutal Inquisition. But the corpse brought to Mondino's laboratory one stormy night defies natural law: The victim is a Templar knight, and his heart has been transformed into a block of iron. Is it alchemy? Or the diabolical work of an ingenious killer? Aided by his headstrong student Gerardo - a young man concealing a deadly secret identity - Mondino must outwit both ruthless Inquisitors and vengeful Templars if he's to stop a murderer who threatens to shake the very foundations of Christendom.
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LibraryThing member RuthieD
A gripping from the first page ..but quite brain taxing yet so absorbing.
Found it a bit of a struggle to keep remembering who was who but I was hooked. My brain did glaze over at some small scientific parts but loved Mondino and ?Derado. Grew to despise the Inquisitor himself . Expected a bit more
Need more books in the English language by him.
Found it a bit of a struggle to keep remembering who was who but I was hooked. My brain did glaze over at some small scientific parts but loved Mondino and ?Derado. Grew to despise the Inquisitor himself . Expected a bit more
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gore but there was menace and just the description of the torture chamber at the end gave me chills. Did not see the twist and loved the sourceress. Brain was glad I finished but heart wasn't. And the book becomes a keeper which is a big thing for me. Need more books in the English language by him.
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2009
Physical description
384 p.; 6.06 inches
ISBN
1847444784 / 9781847444783