The Plague Tales: 1 - Softcover

Benson, Ann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0440225108 ISBN 13: 9780440225102

Publisher: Dell, 1998

Synopsis

Are those who don't learn from history condemned to repeat it?

Fourteenth-century physician Alexandro Guzman, caught performing a forbidden autopsy in his Spanish homeland, flees through Europe at the time of the Black Death to escape execution. But when he arrives at the Papal city of Avignon, he is conscripted to serve as a Plague Doctor, and sent against his wishes to the court of England's Edward III.

Unfolding in dramatic counterpoint is the story of American medical archaeologist Janie Crowe, in England at the turn of the twenty-first century to recover from the tragic loss of her family. She digs up a medieval artifact as part of her research, and unwittingly releases a deadly plague bacteria on an unprepared world.

In a future where antibiotics are useless and a past where death is an ever-present fear, these two unwilling heroes are linked by history and defined by circumstance. Here are their stories-- "The Plague Tales."

About this title

Review:

"Part historical novel, part futuristic adventure . . . chock full of curious lore and considerable suspense."--Entertainment Weekly

"Benson reveals a formidable talent as she blends historical fiction with a near-future bio-thriller."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Harrowing . . . Will give readers both nightmares and thrills . . . A carefully woven page-turner from which . . . Robin Cook and Michael Crichton could learn."--Library Journal

"A hard-to-put-down thriller steeped in historical fiction and bio-tech sci-fi."--Middlesex News (Mass.)

About the Author:

Ann Benson lives in Connecticut with her husband and is the mother of two grown daughters. She is also the author of the acclaimed novels The Plague Tales, The Burning Road, and Thief of Souls.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dell
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0440225108
• ISBN 13: 9780440225102
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 688