num_pages: 936
description: Venice, 1537...A rampaging monster sent by the Lord of Demons is terrorizing the masses. Now, a failed magician, a reluctant prince, an orphaned outcast, a dangerous beauty, and a conflicted priest must make an uneasy alliance beneath the shadow of the great winged Lion--or all will be consumed by an evil greater than anyone has ever known.
language: English
title: The Shadow of the Lion
titlecomplete: The Shadow of the Lion (Heirs of Alexandria, #1)
characters: Chernobog, Prince Manfred, Diego (Castilian), Antimo Bartelozzi, Erik Hakkonsen, Dottore Marina, Enrico Dell'este, Marco Valdosta, Pierre (Savoyard), Lodovico Montescue, Petro Dorma, Katerina Montescue, Charles Fredrik, Baron Trolliger, Benito Valdosta, Eneko Lopez, Emeric, Jagiellon
genres: Historical, Adventure, Epic Fantasy, Historical Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Italy, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Alternate History, Fantasy
ratings_count: 2433
places: Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Mainz, Vilna, Rome
series: Heirs of Alexandria
publisher: Tandem Library