The Invention Of Fire
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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In the treacherous corridors of medieval London, where ambition and survival are inextricably entwined, The Invention of Fire chronicles a dark and gripping mystery set against the backdrop of a city on the cusp of violent change. Andrew Taylor transports the reader to 1413, a pivotal moment in English history, where the discovery of dozens of unidentified bodies in a London sewer plunges clerk John Claryce and his master, Canon Roger Doddington, into a web of conspiracy reaching to the very heart of the royal court. At the centre of this lethal puzzle lies a terrifying new weapon — the hand-gun — whose introduction threatens to upend the established order of power, warfare, and death itself. Taylor, a master of the British historical thriller and recipient of the Crime Writers' Association's coveted Diamond Dagger, constructs his narrative with meticulous period detail and an unerring instinct for suspense, painting a portrait of a world where innovation is as dangerous as any blade. The Invention of Fire is at once a tautly plotted murder mystery and a profound meditation on how technology reshapes society and those who seek to control it. For readers who thought they knew the dangers of the medieval world, Taylor's novel issues a chilling reminder that some inventions, once unleashed, can never be recalled.
Author: Andrew Taylor
Format: Paperback
Genre: Historical fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the treacherous corridors of medieval London, where ambition and survival are inextricably entwined, The Invention of Fire chronicles a dark and gripping mystery set against the backdrop of a city on the cusp of violent change. Andrew Taylor transports the reader to 1413, a pivotal moment in English history, where the discovery of dozens of unidentified bodies in a London sewer plunges clerk John Claryce and his master, Canon Roger Doddington, into a web of conspiracy reaching to the very heart of the royal court. At the centre of this lethal puzzle lies a terrifying new weapon — the hand-gun — whose introduction threatens to upend the established order of power, warfare, and death itself. Taylor, a master of the British historical thriller and recipient of the Crime Writers' Association's coveted Diamond Dagger, constructs his narrative with meticulous period detail and an unerring instinct for suspense, painting a portrait of a world where innovation is as dangerous as any blade. The Invention of Fire is at once a tautly plotted murder mystery and a profound meditation on how technology reshapes society and those who seek to control it. For readers who thought they knew the dangers of the medieval world, Taylor's novel issues a chilling reminder that some inventions, once unleashed, can never be recalled.