Castel del Monte A romance of the fall of the Hohenstaufen dynasty in Italy
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
01.06.2019
Verlag
Alpha EditionsSeitenzahl
476
Maße (L/B/H)
21.6/14/2.8 cm
Gewicht
666 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-93-5370-751-4
Stone walls, shifting crowns, and a single vow. Italy is breaking apart fast. In Castel del Monte, Nathan Gallizier sets romance beside ruin in 13th century Italy, where power changes hands with dangerous speed. Castel del Monte, both fortress and emblem, anchors this historical romance novel in a southern Italy medieval setting shaped by dynastic fall and intrigue. As the Hohenstaufen line falters, the pull of the heart is measured against obligation, reputation, and survival. This is medieval historical fiction with the pulse of a classic romantic adventure: intimate, urgent, and threaded with forbidden love and loyalty. Its pages balance tenderness with tension, keeping the heart in step with the ever-present clash of banners. Gallizier draws on the era's fault lines of holy roman empire fiction - contested authority, uneasy borders, and the moral pressure of imperial politics and war - to give hohenstaufen dynasty fiction genuine historical weight. First published in an age that prized romance as a way into history, it reflects how popular fiction engaged with Italy's medieval past and the legend of imperial ambition. Readable, atmospheric, and morally sharp for modern audiences too. For book club historical romance readers, it offers fertile questions of public duty versus private devotion; for collectors, it belongs in a classic literature collection of rediscovered historical narratives. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.
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