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The King’s Agent is based loosely on the life of Battista della Palla-a patriotic plunderer, a religious rogue-of the 16th century, a lifelong frie... read full description

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Feb 01, 2012
I give the author credit for putting a lot of heart, soul and energy into this story. It has a lot of authentic-feeling details, although I had trouble with the initially slow-moving narrative. I really liked the intricate infusion of The Divine Comedy into the story. I would like to rate this higher, but it was just too hard for me to get into the story initially, and I didn't love the conclusion overall.

For that reason, I'd have to rate it 3.25/5.0 stars. It's hard when you d More...
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Nov 10, 2011
Lila rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Most definitely Ms Russo Morin's best book to date. An amazingly complex and fascinating tale with a little bit of everything...adventure, fascinating history, renaissance art, Dante, and so much more.
Nov 13, 2011
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