Can she find the courage to defy a king? In seventeenth-century
France, Louis XIV rules with flamboyant ambition. In his domain,
wealth and beauty are all; frivolity begets cruelty; science and
alchemy collide. From the Hall of Mirrors to the vermin-infested
attics of the Chateau at Versailles, courtiers compete to please
the king, sacrificing fortune, principles, and even sacred family
bonds. 'A wonderful book! Adventure, love, history, magic - it's an
engrossing story with magnificent characters, balanced perfectly on
the edge between,' says DIANA GABALDON By the fiftieth year of his
reign, Louis XIV has made France the most powerful state in the
western world, but the Sun King's appetite for glory knows no
bounds. In a bold stroke, he sends his natural philosopher on an
expedition to seek the source of immortality: the mythical sea
monster. For the glory of his God, his country, and his king,
Father Yves de la Croix returns with his treasures: one heavy
shroud packed in ice . . . and in a covered basin, an imprisoned
sea-creature. Marie-Josephe de la Croix has been looking forward to
assisting her brother Yves in the scientific study of the sea
monster, until she makes a discovery that will threaten everything
her brother, the court and the King believe. 'The finest alternate
history ever, light-hearted and wise - a luminous, radiant novel,'
said URSULA K. LE GUIN But in the decadent court of King Louis,
where morality is skewed and corruption reigns, will anyone listen
to a single voice? Somehow, she must find the courage to follow her
heart and her convictions - even at the cost of changing her life
forever.
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