Severin Tim
The Pope's Assassin
The Pope's Assassin
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Description: The Pope's Assassin by Tim Severin is the exciting third book in Saxon the historical adventure series full of epic battles and captivating characters. Rome 799 AD. Pope Leo is viciously attacked in the street by unknown assailants. Sigwulf a Saxon prince who has been banished to the court of King Carolus in Frankia is sent to Rome as a spy to discover who was responsible. There he discovers a web of lies - the only clue to the attackers identity is an intricate gold buckle which Sigwulf links with a mysterious gold warrior flagon he finds in the home of the Pope's chamberlain. Could the attack have its source in even the highest levels of the church? Pope Leo had made enemies among the nobility on his rapid ascension to St Peter's Throne and there are many who would see another in his place. Returning to Paderborn Palace in Frankia to report his discovery the flagon is stolen and Sigwulf is tasked with tracing it. His journey takes him deep into dangerous territory to the notorious stronghold of the pagan Avars
Title: The Pope's Assassin
Author(s): Severin Tim
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Barcode: 9781447262244
Pages: 304 Pages
Publication Date: 3/24/2016
Series: Saxon
Category: Historical Adventure
Description: The Pope's Assassin by Tim Severin is the exciting third book in Saxon the historical adventure series full of epic battles and captivating characters. Rome 799 AD. Pope Leo is viciously attacked in the street by unknown assailants. Sigwulf a Saxon prince who has been banished to the court of King Carolus in Frankia is sent to Rome as a spy to discover who was responsible. There he discovers a web of lies - the only clue to the attackers identity is an intricate gold buckle which Sigwulf links with a mysterious gold warrior flagon he finds in the home of the Pope's chamberlain. Could the attack have its source in even the highest levels of the church? Pope Leo had made enemies among the nobility on his rapid ascension to St Peter's Throne and there are many who would see another in his place. Returning to Paderborn Palace in Frankia to report his discovery the flagon is stolen and Sigwulf is tasked with tracing it. His journey takes him deep into dangerous territory to the notorious stronghold of the pagan Avars
Title: The Pope's Assassin
Author(s): Severin Tim
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Barcode: 9781447262244
Pages: 304 Pages
Publication Date: 3/24/2016
Series: Saxon
Category: Historical Adventure
