When Nostradamus proclaims to the French court his prophecy of a great massacre, the young King Charles only laughs. His mother, Catherine de' Medici, pays more heed - she believes that Nostradamus can truly see the future. But the great soothsayer's prophecies are not only for those who rule; he also has a message for Melisande, the minstrel's daughter, who he believes is linked with him by Fate. And as the Angel of Death approaches, Nostradamus entrusts to her safekeeping some very special parchments - parchments that the rulers of France would do anything to see...

General Information

ISBN : 9780552557214
Publisher : Random House Children's Books
Imprint : Corgi Childrens
Weight (g) : 0.326
Publication date : 07 May 2009
Produced in : United Kingdom
Product Type : books

Other Specifications

Author : Theresa Breslin
Bind : Paperback
Edition : 7-Sep
Dewey classification : 823.914
Pages : 480
BIC subject : Adventure stories
Illustrations : map

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A rich, dramatic adventure set in the tumultuous years of the late sixteenth century in France - a time of assassinations, poisons, seers and the sword.

Author description

Theresa Breslin is an award-winning Scottish author who is popular with children, librarians and teachers. She won the Carnegie Medal for Whispers in the Graveyard, The Dream Master was shortlisted for the Children's Book Award, and Remembrance, a story of youth in World War One, was shortlisted for the South Lanarkshire, the Sheffield, and the North-East Book Awards. Divided City won the North Lanarkshire Children's Book Award in 2006 and was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal. The Medici Seal was nominated for the 2007 Carnegie Medal. Theresa lives in Glasgow.