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A Burnable Book is an irresistible thriller, reminiscent of classics like The Name of the Rose and The Crimson Petal and the White.
London, 1385. Surrounded by ruthless courtiers including his powerful uncle, John of Gaunt, and Gaunt’s flamboyant friend, Katherine Swynford, England’s young, still untested king, Richard II, is in mortal peril. Songs are heard across London catchy verses said to originate from an ancient book that prophesies the end of England’s kings and among the books predictions is Richard’s assassination. Only a few powerful men know that the cryptic lines derive from a burnable book, a seditious work that threatens the stability of the realm. To find the manuscript, bureaucrat Geoffrey Chaucer turns to fellow poet John Gower, a professional trader in information with connections high and low.
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