The mirror thief
The mirror thief is set in Venice in the sixteenth century, when the famed makers of Venetian glass were perfecting one of the old world's most wondrous inventions: the mirror. An object of glittering yet fearful fascination--was it reflecting simple reality, or something more spiritually revealing?--the Venetian mirrors were state of the art technology, and subject to industrial espionage by desirous sultans and royals world-wide. But for any of the development team to leave the island was a crime punishable by death. One man, however--a world-weary war hero with nothing to lose--has a scheme he thinks will allow him to outwit the city's terrifying enforcers of the edict, the ominous Council of Ten... Meanwhile, in two other Venices--Venice Beach, California, circa 1958, and the Venice casino in Las Vegas, circa today--two other schemers launch similarly dangerous plans to get away with a secret...
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- ISBN: 9781410493514
- Physical Description 945 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
- Edition Large print edition.
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2016.
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The Mirror Thief
An Indie Next PickA globetrotting, time-bending, wildly entertaining masterpiece set in three cities in three eras, The Mirror Thief calls to mind David Mitchell and Umberto Eco in its mix of entertainment and literary bravado. All three stories will weave together into a spell-binding tour-de-force that is a truly original and thrilling work of art."A centuries-spanning, symbolically rich cerebral thriller that threads three parallel versions of Venice (Renaissance Italy, Venice Beach of the 1950's and the modern casino in Vegas), while perfectly capturing the vernacular and setting of each. Seay's ambition is matched only by his execution as he masterfully weaves together historical fiction, mysterious texts, alchemy, poetry, political intrigue and the supernatural in an adrenaline-fueled thrill ride. Readers will find apt thematic comparisons to Umberto Eco and David Mitchell but the unique voices of each section will also find wide appeal to fans of Bellow, Ellroy and Kerouac." -- Bill's Bookshelf Selector, Bill Kelly