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Prophecy
by S. J. Parris
Book 5 in the Giordano Bruno Novels series.
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London, autumn 1583. A maid of honour is found murdered with occult symbols cut into her body as astrologers predict upheaval from a rare planetary conjunction. Francis Walsingham asks Giordano Bruno to investigate while infiltrating supporters of Mary, Queen of Scots, who hope to replace Elizabeth I.
Working among courtiers, foreign agents and practitioners of astrology, Bruno must separate political theatre from genuine belief and murder from treason. His inquiries bring him into contact with John Dee and expose a scheme in which prophecy is being used to frighten, recruit and manipulate those already expecting the queen’s fall.
