โ David Liss
๐ Fiction
๐
2011
๐ Random House
๐ English
โ 240 KB
๐ 1 views
โฆ LIBER โฆ
The Twelfth Enchantment
โ Scribed by David Liss
- Publisher
- Random House
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 240 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Lucy Derrick is a young woman of good breeding and poor finances. After the death of her beloved father, she becomes the unwanted boarder of her tyrannical uncle, fending off marriage to a local mill owner. But just as she is resigned to a life of misery, a handsome strangerthe poet and notorious rake Lord Byronarrives at her house, stricken by what seems to be a curse, and with a cryptic message for Lucy.
With England on the cusp of revolution, Lucy inexplicably finds herself awakened to a world where magic and mortals collide, and the forces of ancient nature and modern progress are at war for the soul of England . . . and the world. The key to victory may be connected to a cryptic volume whose powers of enchantment are unbounded. Now, challenged by ruthless enemies with ancient powers at their command, Lucy must harness newfound mystical skills to preserve humanitys future. And enthralled by two exceptional men with designs on her heart, she must master her own desires to claim the destiny she deserves.
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Library : General
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9781588369628
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