by Olivier Truc · Métailié · tapa blanda · ISBN 9791022608671
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Stockholm, 1628. As the magnificent Vasa sinks into the dark waters of Mälaren, Izko witnesses a strange scene: a man is killed, a woman flees and gives birth to a child. Curse or premonition? Like all young Basques, Izko dreamed of whaling in the icy waters of the ends of the world following in the footsteps of his father, a legendary harpooner. But a mysterious force changed the course of his destiny, dedicating him to the service of God and the king: he will be Richelieu's spy. After studying cartography in Lisbon and Stockholm, Izko sets out to explore the boreal Indies, where the Swedes hope to find silver mines to finance their wars while fanatical priests convert the Lapps by force. Held by a terrible blackmail, Izko will have to brush a thousand deaths, endure a hundred dungeons to ward off fate and find his freedom, alongside the proud and rebellious Lapps and a woman who has always loved him. An extraordinary adventure novel, carried by a courageous hero, in the Europe tormented by the wars of religion and the Inquisition. We embark without hesitation for the Great North of the world.
