Heretic dawn, Robert Merle ; translation, T. Jefferson Kline
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Heretic dawn, Robert Merle ; translation, T. Jefferson Kline
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eng
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fiction
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Heretic dawn
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1079398132
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Robert Merle ; translation, T. Jefferson Kline
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Fortunes of France, 3
Summary
1572: Returning from his studies in Montpellier, Pierre de Siorac is ambushed by a jealous PĂ©rigord nobleman. A duel ensues, and Pierre must subsequently travel to Paris, to seek his pardon from the King. The capital city and the royal court are a disorienting new environment for Pierre: a world of sweet words and fierce pride, where coquettish smiles hide behind fans, and murderous intents behind elegant bows; a world of genteel tennis matches and deadly swordplay, whose elaborate social graces mask a simmering tension that will soon explode to engulf the entire city in one of history's most infamous bouts of butchery - and signal the dawn of a new and bloody era in the history of France. Here, Pierre faces the greatest challenge of his young existence - to make his way through this deceptively dangerous milieu, to win a royal pardon, and finally to escape from Paris with his life, and the lives of his beloved companions, intact
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adult
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- War + Religious aspects
- France
- Romance fiction
- War + Religious aspects -- Fiction
- France -- History -- 16th century -- Fiction
- Paris (France) -- Fiction
- Fiction
- History
- France -- Courts and courtiers -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Courts and courtiers
- France + Paris
- Religion and politics -- France -- History -- Fiction
- Religion and politics
- 1500-1599
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- War + Religious aspects
- France
- Romance fiction
- War + Religious aspects -- Fiction
- France -- History -- 16th century -- Fiction
- Paris (France) -- Fiction
- Fiction
- History
- France -- Courts and courtiers -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Courts and courtiers
- France + Paris
- Religion and politics -- France -- History -- Fiction
- Religion and politics
- 1500-1599
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