Book 1
The D’ San Fernald Residence
TuscanyThe family home in the valleys of Tuscany, by a river. Cristian’s father’s study still holds his safe, his photographs and his favorite rum.
From the valleys of Tuscany to the frozen seas, the deserts of Egypt and the lost city of Romania, and the worlds beyond.
The family home in the valleys of Tuscany, by a river. Cristian’s father’s study still holds his safe, his photographs and his favorite rum.
Where Cristian and Elizabeth met every Friday, and where he waited the Friday she did not come.
Henry Brasco’s palace and its training hall, where Cristian learned the sword as a boy and teaches it as a man.
Rosellio’s humble workshop on the outskirts, and the academy of the armies where Cristian served for twelve years.
Seat of the queens of Siena. In its front garden lie Margaret Dwarson and, one day, her daughter.
Where Cristian swore his love under a star, where Dionysus left him to die, and where Azazel first spoke to him.
Dionysus’s mansion, where Elizabeth lived as a prisoner and looked at her star every night from the terraces.
Where Elizabeth was born, and where, with King Henry VIII’s blessing, her engagement to a god was celebrated.
Duke Giovanni’s home, built with the fortune of his family’s weapons.
Count Sherman’s hall, where Esther Giovenili sang again, and the railway where her last song ended.
The armed stronghold of the Oda clan, far enough from Kyoto to escape the endless wars of the central provinces.
A forest dark with enormous trees, home to the Asura and watched over by Artemis.
Quiet provinces of meadows and mangroves, set on fire by the cannons of the Queen Anne’s Revenge.
Where the chase ended, the ice stopped both warships, and Blackbeard fought his last battle.
The city of Emperor Kahem, where Cristian was a guest with his face hidden.
A poor village of hard workers and the oldest people in Egypt, where Hacmoni Ghazi teaches children to fish.
A hidden crypt under the sand, protected by a magic that leaves any power useless and any demon human.
A poisonous swamp full of demons, crossed by a single old wooden bridge on the edge of collapse.
Empty for six years, yet someone keeps it clean. Its people are prisoners on the mountain above.
Built in 1023 and decorated with statues of the War between Light and Darkness. Home of Vlad Draculea and his hall of mirrors.
The kingdom of God the Father and the gods. Its palace walls see everything that happens in the three worlds.
A magical illusion that opens only with a key and turns invisible while it stands open. Mirtis never found it again.
The deepest prison of the shadows, where Éres was locked away, and later his son Lucifer.
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