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The Rose Labyrinth
On sale
13th November 2008
Price: £8.99
Before his death in 1609, the brilliant Elizabethan spy and astrologer John Dee hid his most astonishing secrets, trusting his descendants would one day bring them to light. That time has come.
In 2003, Will Stafford inherits a strange legacy from his mother: a key and an ancient script with an enigmatic note. Intrigued, he travels Europe seeking answers to Dee’s riddles, unaware that someone is following every move. Back in London, Lucy King becomes entangled in Will’s cryptic labyrinth. As its mysterious twists take her from France to New York, and from literature to myth, in search of its hidden treasure, she has never been closer to the truth, nor in graver danger.
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Reviews
'A gripping and adventurous tale...bewitching'
'Hardie's debut is richly woven, drawing on sources ranging from Elizabethan mysticism to computer games'
'Hardie's details are well researched and encyclopedic and her puzzles, number gimmicks, and conjectures about Europe's cathedrals and labyrinths entrancing'
'Pacy action...a real page-turner'
'Packed with well-researched references this literary labyrinth never fails to surprise and entertain...a fascinating debut'
'A fascinating fictional debut'
'A compelling page-turner'
'Part thriller, part historical novel and part treasure hunt, this is a compelling page-turner'
'Sydney's Titania Hardie is a student of esoteria and her studies into Renaissance and Elizabethan magi such as Giardano Bruno and John Dee provide a solid and compelling framework for this novel'
'Packed with well-researched references, this literary labyrinth never fails to surprise and entertain as the reader and characters embark on a thrilling adventure... A fascinating debut'