To find the manuscript, wily bureaucrat Geoffrey Chaucer turns to fellow poet John Gower, a professional trader in information with connections high and low. Only a few powerful men know that the cryptic lines derive from a “burnable book,” a seditious work that threatens the stability of the realm. Songs are heard across London–catchy verses said to originate from an ancient book that prophesies the end of England’s kings–and among the book’s predictions is Richard’s assassination. Surrounded by ruthless courtiers–including his powerful uncle, John of Gaunt, and Gaunt’s artful mistress, Katherine Swynford–England’s young, still untested king, Richard II, is in mortal peril, and the danger is only beginning. You’ll only know you like something if you read it yourself. If it sounds interesting to you despite what I’ve said, then go ahead and read it. Take everything I say with this knowledge. If I love a book or simply like a book, you may hate it. If I do not like a book, that doesn’t mean you’ll dislike it. I may not always be the target audience for a book sometimes I am. My thoughts and feelings are not your thoughts and feelings. This is exciting.Ĭustomary warning: This is a reminder that these are my personal opinions.
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