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Minotaur Books
June 2011
On Sale: June 21, 2011
Featuring: Robert Dudley; Dr. John Dee
384 pages ISBN: 0312672381 EAN: 9780312672386 Hardcover
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Historical | Thriller
Long misunderstood, condemned as a sorcerer, Dr. John Dee is Elizabethan Englandβs forgotten hero. As the Queenβs astrologer and consultant in the hidden arts, the mild, bookish Dee finds himself summoned before William Cecil when dangerous questions of Elizabethβs legitimacy arise. Cecil tasks Deeβalong with Robert Dudley, his former student, but also possibly the Queenβs secret loverβwith an important mission. They must travel to the famously mystical town of Glastonbury to find the missing bones of King Arthur, relics which, once ensconced in London, will leave no doubt as to the Queenβs supremacy as the rightful Tudor heir. But the quest quickly turns deadly, and Dee finds himself caught in the tangled roots of English magic, unexpected violence, the breathless stirring of first love. . . and the cold heart of a complex plot against Elizabeth.
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