THE TUDOR SECRET
Book ID/图书代码： 06840010B43408
English Summary/英文概要： Set in Tudor England, THE TUDOR SECRET introduces Brendan Prescott, a foundling reared in the Dudley household, as he arrives at court to serve as a squire to the arrogant Lord Robert Dudley. Keen and ambitious, Brendan hopes to gain advancement in his new post—until Lord Robert dispatches him on an illicit mission to the King’s enigmatic sister, the Princess Elizabeth, and Brendan discovers that nothing in his world is as it appears. A dark plot brews around Elizabeth’s quest to unravel the truth about her brother King Edward VI’s disappearance. Lured into her service as a spy, with only a bold stable boy and an audacious ladyinwaiting at his side, Brendan plunges into a ruthless gambit of halftruths and lies, pitted against the wiles of a vengeful opponent who may hold the secret of his own mysterious birth—a secret that could shatter everything he believes in, and cast an inescapable shadow over him, Elizabeth, and the future of England itself. THE TUDOR SECRET is the first book in The Spymaster Chonicles, which depicts the rise of Brendan Prescott as a spymaster in the service of Elizabeth I.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 《都铎王朝的秘密》讲述了一个出生在英国都铎王朝时代，寄养在杜德利的家庭的一个弃儿，布伦丹•普雷斯科特，当他来到法院为一个傲慢的乡绅洛德 罗伯特杜德利做侍卫。敏锐和雄心勃勃的布伦丹希望在他的新岗位获得进步，直到洛德 罗伯特派遣他参加国王的神秘的姐姐－伊丽莎白公主一个非法代表团，布伦丹发现他世界里的一切并非如其看到的一样。围绕伊丽莎白试图解开有关她的弟弟爱德华六世国王失踪的真相的努力的阴谋在酝酿中。
诱惑她作为一个间谍，在他身边只有一个忠诚的大胆男孩和一个侍女，布伦丹陷入了无情的半谎言和谎言开局，和一个可能了解其神秘身世的具有极强报复心的对手的阴谋诡计进行抗争，一个可以粉碎他所信仰的一切的秘密，不可避免地将对他、伊丽莎白和英国的未来笼罩上一层阴影。
《都铎王朝的秘密》是间谍大师Chonicles的第一本书，描绘布伦丹•普雷斯科特作为一个王牌间谍伊丽莎白一世时期的崛起。(LNL)
Awards/获奖情况：“引人入胜的……戈特纳对情节处理坦然自若，增加了引人入胜的快节奏的惊悚小说……都铎小说。”——出版人周刊
“一个令人激动的故事，生动地呈现的阴谋和间谍活动。”——书目
“即使知道所有关键角色和历史背景的都铎球迷也将被戈特纳的故事和他的英雄迷住了……令人愉悦又发人深思。”——浪漫时报书评
“……没有其他系列作品有象布伦丹•普雷斯科特这样把所有的元素在一起，如此聪明、迷人的个性形象……并以这样一个美丽的包把它呈现给我们…[戈特纳]已抓获都铎浮华和魅力的本质以及其所有的堕落。”——历史小说
“一个执行出色的阴谋。”——历史小说评论，编辑首选
“Riveting...Gortner handles action with aplomb, adding a riveting, fast-paced thriller to...Tudor fiction.” --Publishers Weekly
“An exciting, vividly rendered story of intrigue and espionage.” --Booklist
“Even Tudor fans who know all the key players and historical backdrop will be captivated by Gortner’s storytelling and his engaging hero...Both entertaining and thoughtful.” --Romantic Times Book Review
“...In no other series has such a clever and engaging personality as Brendan Prescott pulled all the elements together...and delivered it to us in such a beautiful package....[Gortner] has captured the very essence of Tudor glitz and glamour, and the depravity of it all as well.” --The Historical Novel Society
“A brilliantly executed plot.” --Historical Novels Review, editors’ choice
About the Author/作者介绍： 克里斯托弗 戈特纳对历史特别是文艺复兴时期历史的痴迷，是其终生的追求。他是写作中的美术大师，侧重对历史的研究，曾任教加州新学院教授关于16世纪历史的大学课程。他广泛旅游来研究他的著作；他经历了中世纪西班牙城堡的生活以及加利亚德在大会堂汉普顿法院来一段嘉伽舞曲；挖掘欧洲各地图书馆档案；并曾试图观察和触摸－或至少，可以欣赏－他所能找到的该期间的许多文物。 Christopher Gortner’s fascination with history, in particular, the Renaissance, is a lifetime pursuit. He holds a Masters in Fine Arts in Writing, with an emphasis on Historical Studies, from the New College of California, and has taught university courses on the 16th century. He travels extensively to research his books; he has experienced life in a medieval Spanish castle and danced a galliard in the great hall of Hampton Court; dug through library archives all over Europe; and has tried to see and touch—or at least, admire—as many artifacts of the period as he can find.
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