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The Moon and the Sun by Vonda N. McIntyre [McIntyre, Vonda N.] is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
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<p><P>In seventeenth-century France, Louis XIV rules with flamboyant ambition. In his domain, wealth and beauty take all; frivolity begets cruelty; science and alchemy collide. From the Hall of Mirrors to the vermin-infested attics of the Chateau at Versailles, courtiers compete to please the king, sacrificing fortune, principles, and even the sacred bond between brother and sister.<P>By the fiftieth year of his reign, Louis XIV has made France the most powerful state in the western world. Yet the Sun King's appetite for glory knows no bounds. In a bold stroke, he sends his natural philosopher on an expedition to seek the source of immortality — the rare, perhaps mythical, sea monsters. For the glory, of his God, his country, and his king, Father Yves de la Croix returns with his treasures: one heavy shroud packed in ice...and a covered basin that imprisons a shrieking creature.<br></p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p>Inspired by tales of ancient sea-monsters, McIntyre <i>The Crystal Star</i> spins a marvelous alternative-history fable about greed and goodness, power and pathos set at the 17th century court of Louis XIV, France's glittering Sun King. At breathtaking (and chill
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- Author
- Vonda N. McIntyre [McIntyre, Vonda N.]
- Publisher
- New York : Pocket Books
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780671567651
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Romance
- Rating
- 3.6 / 5 (1,208 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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