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a mystery novel set in history ....
secrets buried for centuries, murderers fierce, passionate loves and
the greatest plot ever hatched against the great Queen Elizabeth
Title: The Pillars of Camelot
original title: The Bones of Avalon
Author: Phil Rickman
Publisher: Newton C
pages: 350
ISBN: 978-8854-127456
witchcraft, court intrigue and ancient legends. All the charm of Elizabethan England in a thriller
plot
London, 1560. Elizabeth Tudor is on the throne for a year.
John Dee is a young mathematician and astrologer of the court and is also the queen's most trusted adviser. But many argue that practices the occult arts and plotting to dethrone and away from her. Elizabeth, alarmed by the climate of intrigue and suspicions that threaten the stability of his kingdom, and terrified by some strange prophecies, he decides that there is only one way to consolidate his power: to reaffirm the noble descendants of the Tudors, that is, finding the remains of King Arthur, the legend wants to buried Abbey of Glastonbury, the mythical Avalon. So Instructs John Dee to go there and start searching. But when he arrived in the bleak country town, the man discovers that the abbot was murdered and that a terrible secret is hidden within the walls of the ancient abbey ...
Long misunderstood, condemned as a witch, John Dee is a forgotten hero of Elizabethan England. A man too big for his age.
"A compelling story, a vicious murder, necromancy, witchcraft ... All this and more in one great book."
The Guardian
" An extraordinary journey into the sixteenth century. "
Spectator
The Author:
PHIL Rickman was born in Lancashire but has lived in Hay-on-Wye, a town on the border with Wales, where he wrote and presented the program on bbc phil-the-shelf radio wales. He was awarded many times as a reporter for radio and television and is the author of several novels, including the series that features the detective merrily watkins. His website is www.philrickman.co.uk
"Rickman is a brilliant writer, creator of atmosphere unbeatable."
The Times
"Not enough to celebrate our writers, it's time to celebrate Phil Rickman. "
Daily Mail
Preview Second volume
gebeine Die von Avalon
(German cover)
gebeine Die von Avalon
(German cover)
plot
Panic at the court of Elizabeth I: The astrologer Nostradamus predicted the fall of the queen, she should be able to "find the bones of their ancestors." At the same time it is said that among the ruins of the monastery of Glastonbury was discovered the tomb of King Arthur. Elizabeth immediately sent his best advice for the search. But Glastonbury is a town full of secrets, and The young Dr. Dee finds himself immersed in the mysterious murders that take place and the seductive daughter of a witch ...
(translation by us hope it is quite understandable!)
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