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Second book in The First History series. VERY FINE and UNREAD. First UK trade (large sized) edition with a full 1 to 10 number sequence indicating a first printing. Comes complete with publisher’s publicity handout. PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A HEAVY BOOK WEIGHING ALMOST 1KG UNPACKED. “Born a true hermaphrodite, Ilario has lived as the King’s Freak in a minor Iberian kingdom. All Ilario wants is to be one of the first – and best – painters of the age. But the universe has other ideas. The mother who gave birth to Ilario will kill to keep that secret. So, it seems, will the rest of Ilario’s family… so Death pursues Ilario across the Mediterranean – as do ghost ships, golems, assassins, artists, painters and spies…” IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DESPATCH