The Wanderer (Vol.2 The Quest for the Grail)

Name: The Wanderer (Vol.2 The Quest for the Grail)
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Autor: Bernard Cornwell

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Sinopse

Second novel in the series The Quest for the Grail , by Bernard Cornwell, which began with The Archer , a book that reached bestseller lists around the world, including in Brazil.

In this new novel, The Wanderer , the adventure begins in 1346. The English have invaded France and the Scots England. These are uncertain and dark times, and the first to find the Holy Grail—a kind of treasure guarded by angels and sought after by demons—would be considered victorious.
Thomas de Hookham, a young English archer who, at 18, saw his father die in his arms after a surprise attack, leaves France for the British Isles in search of the chalice and his father's killer. The bastard son of the man said to have come closest to the chalice than anyone else, Thomas has a great and secret advantage over everyone else. A diary written in Latin, Hebrew, and Greek—a sort of cipher—left by his father, which appears to contain information about the hidden treasure.
But fate seems to challenge the young archer. Bernard de Taillebourg, a French inquisitor, is hunting Thomas—and his father's precious diary. To top it all off, behind Bernard stands someone even worse: the calculating Cardinal Bessières, who covets the most powerful and supreme of positions, the papacy, something only the Grail could guarantee. To achieve this, he would be capable of absolutely anything. In his desperate quest, he seems to count on the support of other characters of dubious character. But for how long? To what extent can the power of the chalice corrupt, destroy, or build alliances?

ISBN	978-850-106-677-0
Tradutor
Altura	230 mm
Largura	155 mm
Profundidade	26 mm
Lançamento	24/10/2003
Páginas	464
Volume	2

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Sobre o autor

Bernard Cornwell

Bernard Cornwell é um dos maiores autores britânicos da atualidade. Um ficcionista histórico apaixonado por narrativas militares e criador de personagens memoráveis. Sua narrativa se destaca por imergir os leitores no dia a dia de tempos passados. Os detalhes históricos são impecáveis e as tramas prendem a atenção por horas a fio.

Cornwell nasceu em Londres e foi criado em Essex, por pais adotivos. Trabalhou por dez anos na BBC antes de se tornar escritor. Em 1979, mudou-se para os Estados Unidos, onde vive até hoje. Não perdeu, porém, o fino humor britânico e o interesse por conflitos mundiais famosos, que se reflete em sua enorme coleção de mapas antigos.