The Knight's Secret - Armando Halpern

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THE KNIGHT'S SECRET by Armando Halpern Publisher: Oficina do Livro Release Date: March 2006 Dimensions: 150 x 229 x 12 mm Binding: Paperback Pages: 236 Thematic Classification: > Literature > Novel Copy in excellent condition PRICE: €8.00 POSTAGE TO PORTUGAL INCLUDED via Standard Mail/Editorial Mail, valid while this service remains accessible to private individuals. Sending by Registered Mail incurs an additional fee according to the current rate. SYNOPSIS Set in a medieval atmosphere—but one that could equally be a distant future—this book transports us into the magical and adventurous world of One Thousand and One Nights and King Arthur’s court. A mysterious storyteller arrives in the kingdom’s capital shortly before its invasion by powerful northern neighbors. No one knows his name, past, or origin, and the stories he tells reveal his listeners’ own destinies. If the tales told to children or merchants help them achieve their desired fate or avoid misfortune, those offered to the queen, the constable, or the king may alter the course of an entire nation—or entangle it in intrigues, desperate battles, and hidden loves. Through this enigmatic figure, secrets and dreams stronger than life itself intertwine. EXCERPTS "The king was pale when the Storyteller finished. More than the memory of words, he felt vivid images and sounds—as if he were truly there, watching helplessly from outside his own death and the collapse of the dream that had shaped his life. Such overwhelming reality, stronger than the senses themselves, left him unable to question its truth. He stared despairingly at the old man, who returned his gaze with a lifeless, weary look—and his first thought was to kill him, to ensure that story never left the room where they stood."