Alchemy

Resumen del libro

The Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II, wants to expand the boundaries of human knowledge, and his court is a haven for scientists, astrologers and alchemists. His abiding passion is the feverish search for the philosopher's stone and thus immortality. The Catholic Church fears he has pushed too far, into the forbidden realm of heresy - and the greatest powers in Christendom are concerned about the imperial line of succession.A MURDERED ALCHEMISTGiordano Bruno is sent to his court by Sir Francis Walsingham, Elizabeth I's spymaster.

His task: to contact the famous English alchemist and mystic John Dee, another of Walsingham's spies. But Bruno's arrival in Prague coincides with the brutal murder of a rival alchemist - and John Dee himself has disappeared.AN UNFORGIVING ENEMYOrdered by the emperor to find the killer, Bruno's investigations bring him face to face with an old enemy from the Inquisition. But could the real danger lie elsewhere? Amidst the jostling factions at court and the religious tensions brewing in the city, Bruno has to track down a murderer as elusive as the elixir of life itself.*SJ Parris was Sunday Times No.

Biografía del autor

p b S. J. Parris /b es el seudónimo de Stephanie Merritt, que empezó a reseñar libros para periódicos de ámbito nacional mientras estudiaba literatura inglesa en el Queens' College de Cambridge. En 1999 se convirtió en redactora literaria adjunta de i The Observer /i y hoy en día sigue trabajando como crítica y articulista para i The Guardian /i y i The Observer. /i También ha participado en varios programas de radio y es presidenta y presentadora habitual del Hay Festival y el National Theatre. Ha sido jurado del Costa Biography Award, el Orange New Writing Award y el Perrier Comedy Award. Es autora de la serie de novelas de i Giordano Bruno, /i así como de las novelas i Storm, While You Sleep, Real /i y i Gaveston. /i Vive en el sur de Inglaterra con su hijo.<br>