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Peter V. Brett, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Demon Cycle, begins a brand new epic fantasy adventure set in his beloved world, following a new generation of heroes.
It is 1721 and young Adam Hanaway, devastated by his father's sudden death, leaves England to seek his fortune in Lisbon, where his uncle is a successful merchant. But almost nothing turns out as Adam planned. The story is set against a background that combines the twin spectacles of one of the richest, most cosmopolitan cities in the world and the grim, archaic shadow of the Portuguese Inquisition.
In a sixth-floor South Bank warehouse, home of the family firm Hughes and Hughes, a troubled young man known as "Ghost" attends to stocks of hardware while he quietly observes a variety of characters. Two particular individuals draw his attention as they struggle to dominate the firm.
Bubbles Stabler is dead and her husband is one of the few to acknowledge it. As he waits to cremate his wife, he begins to examine the phenomenon of Bubbles. His search takes him to the early 1970s, when Bubbles hadn't even invented herself yet.
Pignatius was passing the palace one day, when he saw ten fresh buns left to cool on a tray... Sneaking into the palace, looking for more treats, Pignatius tries on a wig and some clothes and the servants mistake him for the real prince! Of course the rein of this porky impostor can't last long, but when the actual prince returns, he saves Pignatius's bacon. It turns out that he's always wanted a double to deal with a particularly frightening dragon... his Aunt Alice!
Studie over de centrale rol die prins Hendrik de Zeevaarder (1394-1460) speelde bij de eerste Portugese ontdekkingsreizen.