City of Ships

City of Ships is the fifth book in the Stravaganza series by Mary Hoffman. Its corresponding short story is The Fourth Wise Manstravaganza.co.uk.
==Synopsis==
The new installment in the critically acclaimed Stravaganza series transports readers to a world much like our own. But where magic and piracy come to life in the Talian town of Classe.
The Stravagante is Isabel, a younger twin by a matter of minutes. Her talisman is a pouch of silver mosaic tiles and she stravagates to Classe, where she is met by Flavia, a successful female merchant who trades spices, silks, tapestries, and whose son is an outcast and a pirate. Isabel finds that Classe and Bellezza are under threat from attack by the fierce Gate people. What can she do to help save the city? This is a thrilling story packed with action, pirates and drama.
==Contents==
* Prologue: The Merchant of Classe
* 1. Imaginary Twin
* 2. A Diplomatic Gift
* 3. Belonging
* 4. Luciano and Arianna
* 5. Exiles
* 6. The Black Raider
* 7. Matchmaking
* 8. Defiance
* 9. Runaway
* 10. A Change of Direction
* 11. Spreading Wings
* 12. The Life Aquatic
* 13. War
* 14. The Prince of Giglia
* 15. Brothers
* 16. The Reality and the Dream
* 17. Andrea's Story
* 18. All at Sea
* 19. Out of His Depth
* 20. The World Turned Upside Down
* 21. The Gate of the Year
* 22. Death on the Water
* 23. The Battle of Classe
* 24. The Duke
* Epilogue: A Part of the Whole
* Historical Note
* The Sea Battle of Classe
* di Chimici family tree
* Dramatis Personae
* Acknowledgements
==Characters==
===Stravaganti===
*Isabel Evans
*Georgia O'Grady
*Nick Duke
*Sky Meadows
*Matt Wood
*Luciano Crinamorte
*Rodolfo Rossi
*Flavia
*William Dethridge
===Talians===
*Andrea
*Beatrice di Chimici
*Filippo Nucci
*Fausto Ventura
*Germano Mariano
*Enrico Poggi
*Rinaldo di Chimici
*Leonora Crinamorte
*Arianna Rossi
===English===
*Charlie Evans
*Sarah Evans
*Tony Evans
*Vicky Mulholland
*David Mulholland
==Cover Gallery==
City of Ships.jpg|City of Ships
city of ships dutch.jpg|City of Ships, Dutch cover
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City of Ships draft cover.jpg|City of Ships, draft version cover
==Other Facts==
*Beatrice di Chimici marries Filippo Nucci at the end of the book and is disowned by her familyEpilogue of City of Ships
==Notes and References==
*Early details about City of Ships suggested the Stravagante from Barnsbury would be a boy named Adam (or Alban) and his mentor would be a merchant named Loredana according to the Guide to Talia. Subsequent revisions of the guide revealed the Stravagante would be named Isabel (previously the name assigned to the Stravagante to Montemurato, who was renamed Emily) and Loredana would renamed Flavia.Guide to Talia, winter 1579 - older version
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Category:Stravaganza Series