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City of Masks
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Stravaganza: Book 1

City of Masks (2002) (edit title/settings)

by Mary Hoffman (Author) (edit contributors)

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In modern-day London, Lucien Mulholland undergoes chemotherapy treatments, but when he falls asleep clutching a mysterious book his father has given him, he is transported, or "stravagated," to an enchanting 16th-century Venice-like city called Bellezza, in the country Talia. Lucien can return... read more

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  • Stravaganti: A secret Brotherhood of travellers in time and space. They travel between modern-day London and 16th Century Talia, a parallel Italy.
  • The di Chimici: The ruling family in Talia. They control about half of the main city-states.

First Sentence edit see section history

In a room at the top of a tall house overlooking a canal, a man sat dealing cards out onto a desk covered in black silk.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Prologue: Reading the Future
1. The Marriage with the Sea
2. The Scuola Mandoliera
3. A Garden in the Air
4. The Stravaganti
5. Lagoon City
6. Doctor Death
7. Where Beauty Wears a Mask
8. A Jar of Rainbows
9. Twelve Towers
10. A Bridge of Boats
11. The Hand of Fortune
12. Two Brothers
13. A Death Sentence
14. The Bridge of Sighs
15. The Language of Lace
16. The Glass Room
17. Death of a Duchess
18. Viva Bellezza!
19. Between Worlds
20. Out of the Shadows
21. The Man in Black
Epilogue: Carnival
A Note on Stravagation
A Note on Talia

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 6 in Stravaganza. (standard series)

Followed by City of Stars.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Mary Hoffman (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Annelies Jorna (Translator) - From English to Dutch
  2. Tanja Njivar (Translator)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 0747555338
Page Count: 345

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

Mostly anyone should be able to read this as far as they can keep-up with going back-and-forth of the real world and another. There maybe a little bit of swearing but not enough to remember.

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