Falcons of fire and ice
1564. In Portugal, the Inquisition ruthlessly spreads fear – burning and torturing heretics – ensuring that no one opposes the Church’s will and lives to tell about it.
Caught in the terrifying clutches of the Church is Isabela, daughter of the Court Falconer. The King’s precious white falcons have been slaughtered and her father is arrested and imprisoned for the crime.
If the birds are not replaced he will die.
Young but headstrong, Isabela must travel to Iceland to find these rare birds. It’s a journey that will take her into a dark and dangerous world filled with menacing people driven by fearful beliefs.
Others have their own reasons for making this perilous journey, but one of them has been sent by the Church to ensure she does not return alive …
Sub-genres
Other books by Karen Maitland
Rivers of Treason
Traitor in the Ice
The Drowned City
Company of Liars
A Gathering of Ghosts
The Plague Charmer
The Raven’s Head
The Vanishing Witch
The Gallows Curse
The Owl Killers
The Vanishing Witch
Liars and Thieves
The Dangerous Arts of Alchemy
Wicked Children
The Sacred Stone (Medieval Murderers)
Hill of Bones (Medieval Murderers)
The First Murder (Medieval Murderers)
The False Virgin (Medieval Murderers)
The Deadliest Sin (Medieval Murderers)
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