Masks (Cassandra Palmer #6.5)
by
Karen Chance
406 pages
Published
March 18th 2014
by Penguin
ISBN: 0698182936
(ISBN13: 9780698182936)
Edition Language: English
Series: Cassandra Palmer
BLURB: Fifteenth century Venice is a safe haven for the masterless dregs of the vampire world, a city where they can live without the fear of retribution for violating another’s territory.
Still, there are plenty of ways for a young vampire to die in the glittering city, a lesson that prince turned pauper Mircea Basarab must learn quickly. But there are opportunities, too—in the service of a secretive courtesan, in the bed of a beautiful senator, and in the hunt for an ancient assassin.
As a vendetta older than Venice itself comes to a climax, Mircea struggles to evade the dangers of his current life, to come to terms with his past, and to uncover the truth hidden behind a city of masks…
My rating: 4.5
bookshelves:
vampiros,
historical-fiction,
historical-paranormal-fiction,
adult-mature,
w_courtesan,
siglo-15,
2019-readings,
political-games
“You think you’re so different from us, because you lost a palace? A kingdom?” Dark eyes blazed down into his. “Son, I lost a kingdom, too. So did every man here. Maybe our kingdoms were smaller, just a house we built with our own two hands, a wife we loved, a child. But do you think they meant any less? Do you think we mourn their loss one bit less than you?
Allá por el año 1448 o algo asi, Mircea Basarab es apenas un 'baby-vampiro' , tras 2 años de no-muerto, y las cosas no van nada de bien. Sin un Master ni familia vampírica que lo proteja y enseñe, ni dinero, ni poderes especiales, la vida es muy difícil. La situación se le complica cuando termina en un calabozo y llega a lo más bajo cuando es comprado como esclavo.
