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In 1461, Nicholas is in Florence. Backed by none other than Cosimo de' Medici, he will sail the Black Sea to Trebizond, last outpost of Byzantium, and the last jewel missing from the crown of the Ottoman Empire. But trouble lies ahead. Nicholas's stepdaughter--at the tender age of thirteen--has eloped with his rival in trade: a Machiavellian Genoese who races ahead of Nicholas, sowing disaster at every port. And time is of the essence: Trebizond may fall to the Turks at any moment. Crackling with wit, breathtakingly paced, The Spring of the Ram is a pyrotechnic blend of scholarship and narrative shimmering with the scents, sounds, colors, and combustible emotions of the 15th century.]]> 8361 4.38 5592 497 1987 0 2009-01-16T12:41:49-08:00 275510 91 2009-01-16T12:41:49-08:00 5 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 12:41:08 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 12:46:15 -0800 2009 ...more...]]>