The Golden Lynx
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C. P. Lesley
WHO IS THE GOLDEN LYNX? Russia, 1534. Elite clans battle for control of the toddler who will become their first tsar, Ivan the Terrible. Amid the chaos and upheaval, a masked man mysteriously appears night after night to aid the desperate people. Or is he a man? Sixteen-year-old Nasan Kolychev is...
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WHO IS THE GOLDEN LYNX? Russia, 1534. Elite clans battle for control of the toddler who will become their first tsar, Ivan the Terrible. Amid the chaos and upheaval, a masked man mysteriously appears night after night to aid the desperate people. Or is he a man? Sixteen-year-old Nasan Kolychev is trapped in a loveless marriage. To escape her misery, she dons boys' clothes and slips away under cover of night to help those in need. She never intends to do more than assist a few souls and give her life purpose. But before long, Nasan finds herself caught up in events that will decide the future of Russia. And so, a girl who has become the greatest hero of her time must decide whether to save a baby destined to become the greatest villain of his.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780615655291 (0615655297)
ASIN: 615655297
Publish date: September 11th 2012
Publisher: Five Directions Press
Pages no: 448
Edition language: English
Series: Legends of the Five Directions (#1)
I swear I read the description of the book, but for some reason my brain only focused on tsar and Russia. Automatically, I thought of a typical Russian novel set in a palace. My expectations took a quick swerve though as I read the prologue. Instead, the story starts with the mythical beginnings of ...