by Maurice Druon · LGF/Le Livre de Poche · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253004042
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«Les Poisons de la Couronne» is the historical novel by Maurice Druon, third volume of the saga «Los Reyes Malditos», published by LGF/Le Livre de Poche in paperback format (256 pages, in French).
The novel recreates the brief reign of Louis X the Stubborn, marked by the intrigues, hatreds and crimes of the French court. When the king dies poisoned in June 1316, it is the first time in more than three centuries that a French monarch dies without leaving a male heir, a fact with decisive consequences for the monarchy. The series «Los Reyes Malditos» revives the 14th century, from the trial of the Templars to the beginnings of the Hundred Years' War.
Third installment of the series «Les Rois maudits» by Maurice Druon, comprising seven volumes. French edition, originally published in 1956.
Suitable for readers of historical fiction and for those seeking a classic saga set in medieval France, praised by the author of «Canción de hielo y fuego», George R. R. Martin.
Maurice Druon was a French novelist and a member of the Académie Française, of which he served as "Perpetual Secretary" (chairman) between 1985 and 1999.
