The Astronomer: A Novel of Suspense
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A student at the Catholic College de Montaigu, serving as a courier for the Inquisition, is murdered by members of an extreme Lutheran sect for the packet of letters he is carrying. His friend and... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0802719864
ISBN13:9780802719867
Release Date:May 2010
Publisher:Walker & Company
Length:293 Pages
Weight:1.06 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.5" x 9.5"
Customer Reviews
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Remarkable parallels to our times
Published by Anne of Seattle , 4 years ago
This is a good adventure, rich in historical detail, with a believable level of violence. Set during the Reformation in France, there are many parallels to our own times - corruption in high places, plots and traps and machinations of the powerful all playing on the hatreds and fears of the ignorant, and science struggling to bring light into a world emerging into a new paradigm.
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