“With Cathedral of the Sea, Ildefonso Falcones dethrones Eduardo Mendoza andĪrturo Pérez-Reverte.and has become Spain’s new Dan Brown. “ sprawling medieval family saga.”- Kirkus Reviews “ absorbing epic.Falcones’s rich portrait of medieval society is fascinating.”- Publishers Weekly prose is powerful.Falcones has an eye for the singular, telling detail, and…his characters are.believable. Imprint: Books on Tape Genre: Fiction - Thrillers - Historical Release Date: May 06. plot.is so beautifully structured that the last sixty pages detonate like a string of firecrackers. Watching Arnau’s rise from literal rags to riches is frequently like watching a series of train wrecks you’re horrified but can’t look away. “ soap opera on a grand scale, made believable and enthralling by the inclusion of the commonplace brutalities and small compassions of life in medieval Barcelona. fantastic fourteenth-century fresco.”- USA Today “The passion and heartache, as well as the grit and grime, of medieval Spain come alive.This epic novel.twists and turns through war, women and the Spanish Inquisition. Praise for the #1 international bestseller Cathedral of the Sea
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