Shadow Blade: The Lion Sect [Italian]

By CARLO MAZZARINI

Venice, 17th century. La Serenissima is a crossroads of power, intrigue, and secrets that snake through the alleys and gilded palaces. When an explosion devastates a chapel in the Basilica of San Marco, the city descends into chaos. Behind the attack lies the invisible hand of the Brotherhood of the Lion, an ancient confraternity plotting in the shadows to overthrow the government and seize a Byzantine relic capable of legitimizing their rule.

Rinaldo Malipiero, a disgraced former soldier now loyal servant of the Serenissima, is drawn into a race against time to thwart the conspiracy. His investigation leads him into the depths of a dark and dangerous Venice: through the flooded crypts of San Zaccaria, decaying palaces, and the dungeons beneath the Bridge of Sighs, where he discovers that the Brotherhood's power reaches all the way to the Senate chambers.

Betrayals, deadly duels, and breathtaking escapes follow one another as Rinaldo tries to unmask the enemy. But the truth is even more disturbing: the Brotherhood of the Lion is not just a secret organization-it is a web of power with deep roots in the history of the Serenissima. And as the city braces for the final battle, the fate of Venice will be decided atop the dizzying heights of the Campanile of San Marco, where Rinaldo faces the Grand Master in one last, deadly duel.

The Brotherhood falls, but the relic mysteriously disappears. And just when everything seems over, a shadow moves again across the waters of the Grand Canal, whispering that the Lion may roar once more.

A gripping historical novel, rich with mystery, conspiracies, and twists, where history and esotericism intertwine in a breathtaking thriller set in the heart of a Venice as fascinating as it is deadly.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Italian
• ISBN: B0F385DYSH
• ISBN13: 9798316247684
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"