The Shadow King - first US edition

by Jane Stevenson

The first in a historical trilogy, is a work of extraordinary ambition and range. Set in Holland in the seventeenth century, The Winter Queen is a sweeping portrait of the tumultuous history and politics of the era as well as an immensely moving account of a strange and magical love affair. At its center are two royal exiles: Elizabeth of Bohemia, the Winter Queen, and her clandestine lover, Pelagius van Overmeer, an African prince with shamanic gifts, sold into slavery and freed after years of bondage. Their world is delineated by the illuminating portraiture and exquisite detail of the Dutch paintings of the period. But beneath the light-filled surfaces, crowned heads lie uneasy, scheming princes vie for power, chaos and war threaten in a time of painful uncertainties.

Book has black boards quarter bound with red cloth, spine stamped in gold; 304 pages with dimensions (in inches) of 1.02 x 8.54 x 5.72. Unread.

Jacket is fine, price intact at $24.00.