Hernán Cortés and the Veil of Iliona: A Historical Mystery Novel
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Series: Anticausal Trilogy, Book 2
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ISBN13: 9798188112875
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 21 2026
Pages: 362
Weight: 1.07
Height: 0.81 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 21 2026
Pages: 362
Weight: 1.07
Height: 0.81 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Knowledge is not consolation. The scepter of Priam collected its price, and Chloe learned that relics are not found: they are paid for. Newly married, with a secret growing inside her, she follows the trail of Hernán Cortés - conqueror of Mexico and keeper of the veil of Iliona - from the Merindades of Burgos to the Maya villages of the Yucatán. But someone else is after the veil. Someone who has known the family's every step for years, who knows what happened in Mexico long ago, and what is about to happen on a medieval bridge, one spring night, over the waters of the Ebro. The veil promises the highest knowledge a human being can aspire to. What it does not promise is that such knowledge will bring consolation. Book Two of the Anticausal Trilogy. Can be read on its own, though it rewards those who begin with Elcano and the Scepter of Priam. Includes maps of Mexico and Castile, a dramatis personae and a historical note on Cortés.
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