WorldCat Linked Data Explorer

Turtle N-Triple JSON-LD RDF/XML HTML Contact Us Home

http://worldcat.org/entity/work/id/1307589

Falconer's crusade

"Oxford University in 1264, seems an oasis of peace in the power struggles that rack England ... until the savage murder of a young girl kindles a frenzy of suspicion between privileged students and impoverished townspeople. And when on of Falconer's students who may have witnessed the crime narrowly escapes being beaten to death by a lynch mob, the Regent Master rushes to his defense. Daringly progressive teacher, Aristotelian philosopher, falconer is also a keen amateur detective who must use his sharp eye for human foibles and his relentless logic to solve the heinous crime. Reviewing one suspect after another, he will soon discover dangerous secrets that will challenge every one of his skills and tangle him in a world of heresy, magic, politics and ferocious violence."--BOOK COVER.

Open All Close All

type

about

contributor

creator

description

http://schema.org/description

  • ""Oxford University in 1264, seems an oasis of peace in the power struggles that rack England ... until the savage murder of a young girl kindles a frenzy of suspicion between privileged students and impoverished townspeople. And when on of Falconer's students who may have witnessed the crime narrowly escapes being beaten to death by a lynch mob, the Regent Master rushes to his defense. Daringly progressive teacher, Aristotelian philosopher, falconer is also a keen amateur detective who must use his sharp eye for human foibles and his relentless logic to solve the heinous crime. Reviewing one suspect after another, he will soon discover dangerous secrets that will challenge every one of his skills and tangle him in a world of heresy, magic, politics and ferocious violence."--BOOK COVER."@en
  • "En Angleterre, en 1264, il est inespéré pour un fils de paysan d'intégrer la célèbre université d'Oxford. Le jeune Thomas a pourtant cette chance, qui va mal tourner puisqu'il est accusé de meurtre dès son arrivée."
  • "Academic William Falconer, making his debut here, suspends his research into aerodynamics to unravel the slaying of a servant girl. A tale of heresy and magic set in 13th Century Oxford, with its tension between academics and townspeople, and hostility towards Jews."
  • "Academic William Falconer, making his debut here, suspends his research into aerodynamics to unravel the slaying of a servant girl. A tale of heresy and magic set in 13th Century Oxford, with its tension between academics and townspeople, and hostility towards Jews."@en

genre

http://schema.org/genre

  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "History"
  • "History"@en
  • "Ausgabe"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "Mystery fiction"@en

name

http://schema.org/name

  • "Falconer's crusade"
  • "Falconer's crusade"@en
  • "La croisade de Falconer"

workExample