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![]() | Prophecy (2011) (The second book in the Giordano Bruno series) A novel by S J Parris |
S. J. Parris returns with the next Giordano Bruno mystery, set inside Queen Elizabeth's palace and steeped in period atmospherics and the strange workings of the occult.
It is the year of the Great Conjunction, when the two most powerful planets, Jupiter and Saturn, align - an astrological phenomenon that occurs once every thousand years and heralds the death of one age and the dawn of another. The streets of London are abuzz with predictions of horrific events to come, possibly even the death of Queen Elizabeth.
When several of the queen's maids of honor are found dead, rumors of black magic abound. Elizabeth calls upon her personal astrologer, John Dee, and Giordano Bruno to solve the crimes. While Dee turns to a mysterious medium claiming knowledge of the murders, Bruno fears that something far more sinister is at work. But even as the climate of fear at the palace intensifies, the queen refuses to believe that the killer could be someone within her own court.
Bruno must play a dangerous game: can he allow the plot to progress far enough to give the queen the proof she needs without putting her, England, or his own life in danger?
In this utterly gripping and gorgeously written novel, S. J. Parris has proven herself the new master of the historical thriller.
Genre: Historical Mystery
It is the year of the Great Conjunction, when the two most powerful planets, Jupiter and Saturn, align - an astrological phenomenon that occurs once every thousand years and heralds the death of one age and the dawn of another. The streets of London are abuzz with predictions of horrific events to come, possibly even the death of Queen Elizabeth.
When several of the queen's maids of honor are found dead, rumors of black magic abound. Elizabeth calls upon her personal astrologer, John Dee, and Giordano Bruno to solve the crimes. While Dee turns to a mysterious medium claiming knowledge of the murders, Bruno fears that something far more sinister is at work. But even as the climate of fear at the palace intensifies, the queen refuses to believe that the killer could be someone within her own court.
Bruno must play a dangerous game: can he allow the plot to progress far enough to give the queen the proof she needs without putting her, England, or his own life in danger?
In this utterly gripping and gorgeously written novel, S. J. Parris has proven herself the new master of the historical thriller.
Genre: Historical Mystery
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Hardback Editions
May 2011 : Hardback
| Title: Prophecy Author(s): S.J. Parris ISBN: 0-385-53130-3 / 978-0-385-53130-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Doubleday Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
March 2011 : Hardback
| Title: Prophecy Author(s): S. J. Parris ISBN: 0-00-731771-9 / 978-0-00-731771-4 (UK edition) Publisher: HarperCollins Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Paperback Editions
May 2012 : Paperback
| Title: Prophecy: An Elizabethan Thriller Author(s): S.J. Parris ISBN: 0-7679-3253-6 / 978-0-7679-3253-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Anchor Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
September 2011 : Paperback
| Title: Prophecy Author(s): S. J. Parris ISBN: 0-00-731764-6 / 978-0-00-731764-6 (UK edition) Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
August 2011 : Paperback
| Title: Prophecy (Giordano Bruno 2) Author(s): S. J. Parris ISBN: 0-00-731773-5 / 978-0-00-731773-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Harper Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
March 2011 : Paperback
| Title: Prophecy Author(s): S. J. Parris ISBN: 0-00-731772-7 / 978-0-00-731772-1 (UK edition) Publisher: HarperCollins Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Other Editions
May 2011 : Kindle edition
| Title: Prophecy Author(s): S.J. Parris Publisher: Anchor Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
March 2011 : Kindle edition
| Title: Prophecy Author(s): S. J. Parris Publisher: HarperCollins Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
2011 : Unknown
| Title: Prophecy (Giordano Bruno 2) [Paperback] Author(s): S. J. Parris Publisher: Harper Availability: Amazon More details... |
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