{"product_id":"the-french-executioner-the-20th-anniversary-edition-paperback","title":"The French Executioner: The 20th Anniversary Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eC. C. Humphreys\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"If you can find a first impression, hoard it and wait till it rises in value like a first edition of 'Lord of the Rings'. This is as good.\"\u003c\/i\u003e Crime Time UK \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Tower of London, 1536, and the expert swordsman, Jean Rombaud, is brought from France by Henry VIII to behead his wife, Anne Boleyn. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet on the eve of her execution Jean swears a vow to the fabled, ill-fated queen - to bury her six-fingered hand, symbol of her rumoured witchery, at a sacred crossroads. But in a Europe ravaged by religious war, the hand of this infamous Protestant icon is so powerful a relic that many will kill to have it... including Giancarlo Cibo, Alchemist and Archbishop of Siena. Stealing the hand, he leaves Jean for dead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGathering a group of heroic misfits, Jean pursues his quest across a continent. Through battle and betrayal, from clashing blades aboard slave galleys to a black mass in a dungeon, from the hallucinations of St. Anthony's Fire to the besieged fortress of an apocalyptic Messiah, Jean seeks to honor his vow. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Thrilling, funny... painfully poignant.\"\u003c\/i\u003e Independent on Sunday, UK\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 444\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 08, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51783368900896,"sku":"9781989988145","price":27.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/03187ed2581db60758eedd7e25daedae.webp?v=1780585556","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-french-executioner-the-20th-anniversary-edition-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}