
In 1460, a young inquirer and companions race across Europe investigating possession, legends, and signs of the world’s end.
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In 1460, a young inquirer and companions race across Europe investigating possession, legends, and signs of the world’s end.
A bind-up of the first three books in bestselling author Philippa Gregory's rich, dramatic, atmospheric Order of Darkness series, launching a fantastic new cover look! "deftly conceived ... richly detailed" THE DAILY TELEGRAPH on Changeling THE YEAR IS 1460 AND ALL SIGNS POINT TO IT BEING THE END OF THE WORLD. Accused of heresy and expelled from his monastery, Luca Vero is recruited by a mysterious stranger to record the end of the days. His first mission takes him to a nunnery where the women a...
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Developing romances with kissing and sensual scenes; more intimate later
Medieval peril, fights, and deaths without extreme graphic gore
Rare mild period-appropriate language
Social wine drinking typical of the medieval setting
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Heresy, monasteries, nunnery rites, and end-times faith drive the plot
Folklore and legendary claims investigated; not fantasy spellcasting
Demonic possession, alchemy, dark prophecies, and occult inquiries central
Church power, cultural prejudice, and social hierarchy themes recur
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Convent imprisonment, heresy persecution, coercion, and cruelty themes
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