The Chamber of Ten
By: Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon
Contributors: Lebbon, Tim; Copyright Paperback Collection (Library of Congress)
Series: Ballantine Books Spectra
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 369
ISBN-13: 9780553386561
Subjects: Fantasy fiction; Archaeology; Fiction
Other titles: Chamber of 10
Description: "Geena Hodge is an American archeologist working to salvage Venice's past from the encroaching Adriatic Sea. When she and her lover, Nico, discover the lost library of Petrarch under the Piazza San Marco, they rejoice not only at the historical significance of the find but at the opportunity to bring worldwide attention--and much-needed funding--to their endeavors. But that find soon leads to another, a room buried more deeply still: the fabled Chamber of Ten, where centuries ago the secret rulers of Venice, in their quest for absolute power, met to plot betrayals and murders. After entering the Chamber, Geena and Nico are thrust into the midst of an ancient feud, a deadly battle of wills and black magic that threatens to poison the city's future with the evils of its past"--Cover, p. 4.