{"product_id":"altai-isbn-9781781681671","title":"Altai","description":"When a fire rips through the Venetian Arsenal in 1569, the enigmatic Emanuele De Zante, spy-catcher and secret agent, is betrayed by his lover, imprisoned, and accused of treason. Given the chance to escape, he embarks on a trans-European odyssey that will test his loyalty and force him to question even his own identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Through a series of deadly political games leading all the way to the Sultan’s palace in Constantinople, De Zante and his companions spiral headfirst toward a conflict in which the great empires of the Republic of Venice and the Ottomans threaten the very foundations of civilization.“Unputdownable” Ian Samson, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A great historical thriller and the prose has all the surface glitter of the Grand Canal or the Golden Horn … this is perfect.” Edward Stourton, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A triumph of swashbuckling storytelling, a historical romp.”\u003ci\u003e Sunday Telegraph\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Their books sizzle with a kind of lefty jazz: they’re linguistically and culturally hip, historically astute, with a heart worn challengingly on the sleeve.” Todd McEwan, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Fans of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall, grab it now.” \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eWu Ming\u003c\/b\u003e is a collective of four Italian fiction writers based in Bologna, Italy. Wu Ming’s books include the bestselling novel \u003ci\u003eQ\u003c\/i\u003e (under the former pseudonym Luther Blissett), which was nominated for the Guardian First Book Award, \u003ci\u003e54, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eManituana\u003c\/i\u003e. Their website is www.wumingfoundation. com.A sweeping historical novel set in 16th century Europe of espionage, betrayal and identity","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303354650853,"sku":"NP9781781681671","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781781681671.jpg?v=1767721353","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/altai-isbn-9781781681671","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}