Lazzaro Biancomonte, heir to a ruined house, has sunk to wearing the motley of court fool at Pesaro. Sent to Rome on an errand for Lucrezia Borgia, he is drawn into the schemes of Cesare Borgia, Cardinal of Valencia, and into the service of the lovely Madonna Paola, where his wits and his sword matter more than his jests.
Early Sabatini, already full of the swordplay and Renaissance intrigue that would make Scaramouche and Captain Blood famous. Download the free EPUB.