the gilded wolves
La Exposición Universal ha dado una nueva vida a las calles de París y ha desvelado algunos de sus antiguos secretos. Y nadie los conoce mejor que el buscador de tesoros y acaudalado hotelero Séverin Montagnet-Alarie. …
No one believes in them. But soon no one will forget them.
‘A masterpiece of imagination’ Stephanie Garber, Sunday Times bestselling author of Caraval
‘Part political misadventure, part puzzle, and thoroughly charming, with a band of rapscallions and a string of surprises!’ Holly Black, New York Times bestselling author of The Cruel Prince
Paris, 1889. The city is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets.
Here, no one keeps tabs on dark truths better than treasure hunter and wealthy hotelier Séverin Montagnet-Alarie. When the elite, ever-powerful Order of Babel coerces him to help them on a mission, Séverin is offered a treasure that he never imagined: his true inheritance.
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 09/09/2022
- Año de edición: 2022
- ISBN: 9781529399127
- Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
- Idioma: INGLÉS
- Editorial: HODDER & STOUGHTON
- Nº de páginas: 400
Este libro ha sido escrito y pretenece a Roshani Chokshi
From New York Times bestselling author Roshani Chokshi comes a novel set in Paris during a time of extraordinary change–one that is full of mystery, decadence, and dangerous desires…It’s 1889. The city is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets. Here, no one keeps tabs on dark truths better than treasure-hunter and wealthy hotelier Séverin Montagnet-Alarie. When the elite, ever-powerful Order of Babel coerces him to help them on a mission, Séverin is offered a treasure that he never imagined: his true inheritance.To hunt down the ancient artifact the Order seeks, Séverin calls upon a band of unlikely experts: An engineer with a debt to pay. A historian banished from his home. A dancer with a sinister past. And a brother in arms if not blood.Together, they will join Séverin as he explores the dark, glittering heart of Paris. What they find might change the course of history–but only if they can stay alive.
