2005, ISBN: 9780316730303

Little. Good. 23.4 x 15.3 centimetres (0.36 kg. Paperback. 2005. 642 pages. Cover worn<br>Late one night, exploring her father's l ibrary, a young woman finds an ancient book an… More...

Little. Good. 23.4 x 15.3 centimetres (0.36 kg. Paperback. 2005. 642 pages. Cover worn<br>Late one night, exploring her father's l ibrary, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of yellow ing letters addressed ominously to 'My dear and unfortunate succe ssor'. Her discovery plunges her into a world she never dreamed o f - a labyrinth where the secrets of her father's past and her mo ther's mysterious fate connect to an evil hidden in the depths of history. In those few quiet moments, she unwittingly assumes a quest she will discover is her birthright - a hunt for the truth about Vlad the Impaler, the medieval ruler whose barbarous reign formed the basis of the Dracula myth. Deciphering obscure signs and hidden texts, reading codes worked into the fabric of medieva l monastic traditions, and evading terrifying adversaries, one wo man comes ever closer to the secret of her own past and a confron tation with the very definition of evil. Elizabeth Kostova's de but novel is an adventure of monumental proportions - a captivati ng tale that blends fact and fantasy, history and the present wit h an assurance that is almost unbearably suspenseful - and utterl y unforgettable. ., Little, 2005, 2.5<

2005, ISBN: 0316730300

[EAN: 9780316730303], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Little, Brown & Company], FICTION, Late one night, exploring her father's library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of … More...

[EAN: 9780316730303], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Little, Brown & Company], FICTION, Late one night, exploring her father's library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of yellowing letters addressed ominously to 'My dear and unfortunate successor'. Her discovery plunges her into a world she never dreamed of - a labyrinth where the secrets of her father's past and her mother's mysterious fate connect to an evil hidden in the depths of history. In those few quiet moments, she unwittingly assumes a quest she will discover is her birthright - a hunt for the truth about Vlad the Impaler, the medieval ruler whose barbarous reign formed the basis of the Dracula myth. What does the legend of Dracula have to do with the modern world? The answer to this question crosses time and borders, from the archive libraries of Oxford to Istanbul and Budapest, and into the hidden depths of Eastern Europe. Deciphering obscure signs and hidden texts, reading codes worked into the fabric of medieval monastic traditions, and evading terrifying adversaries, one woman comes closer to the secret of her own past and a confrontation with the very definition of evil. Heavy. 656 pages., Books<

2005, ISBN: 9780316730303

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: Little, Brown Book Group], EAN: 9780316730303 Das Titelbild der Auflage kann abweichen. Buch mit Gebrauchsspuren und vereinzelten Knicken, Flecken oder mit Gebrauc… More...

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: Little, Brown Book Group], EAN: 9780316730303 Das Titelbild der Auflage kann abweichen. Buch mit Gebrauchsspuren und vereinzelten Knicken, Flecken oder mit Gebrauchsspuren auf dem Einband vorhanden, ansonsten in gutem Zustand. Gegebenenfalls kann Namenseintrag oder Besitzerstempel tragen, 100% Zufriedenheit garantiert, kostenfreie Rücksendung, Rechnung mit Mehrwertsteuer per E-Mail im PDF-Format versandt., DE, [SC: 2.99], leichte Gebrauchsspuren, gewerbliches Angebot, 23 X 15.4 X 4.2 cm, 656, [GW: 862g], Banküberweisung, PayPal, Klarna-Sofortüberweisung, Internationaler Versand<

ISBN: 9780316730303

Paperback. Very Good., 3