Planeta already launches the latest novel prize Fernando Lara.
On this occasion, an exciting historical novel by George Molist that by its own title points to many historical aspects of those that always move the world in gear. The epic of blood as a form of struggle, conquest and honor; gold as the power made material, tangible good, and the result of the most evil conflicts since man was a man and since the first currency with which to buy everything was invented.
In this novel we approach the kingdom of Sicily to delve into the character of Constanza II of Sicily, heir to the small island kingdom who ended up marrying the king of Aragon Pedro III and who soon understood that he could incorporate the greater Kingdom of Aragon.
The matter seemed simple, a mere formality, as one might say now, but the so-called Sicilian Vespers, a kind of revolt against the latest abuses of Carlos de Anjou on a land that he still considered his, even after having passed into the hands of his legitimate ruler They ended up destabilizing the area and preparing a conflict between Aragon, France, the papacy and even Naples for the autonomy of some and the European power of others.
And that is where Pedro III had to arm himself with courage, bring out his strategic spirit and finally know how to defend tooth and nail the legacy achieved with his union with Constanza. The confrontation, apparently understandable as a minor conflict over a Mediterranean island, ended up being a symbol for hegemony in a Mediterranean that continued to be the cradle of power close to the papacy, from which it was possible to decide on the known world.
A king like Pedro III, hitherto not considered bellicose, and a people like the Sicilian conspired to turn history around and establish a new status quo. And Constanza was the engine capable of uniting wills against the common enemy, she owed it to the memory of her father and so many close victims ...
You can now buy the novel Song of Blood and Gold, the new book by Jorge Molist, with a discount for access from this blog, here: