Florence, 1478.
Valiano de 'Nieri comes from one of the oldest and most influential families of Arcana, men and women have the right to invoke the Quinta Essentia, the fifth element of nature, capable of combining with the other four - air, water, earth and fire - and check its strength.
In a few in the world know the existence of such ancient dynasties. The Church and the secular government keep hidden even their lower hierarchies of the Arcane and serve, return for the services with honors and riches while you carefully monitor the work. The hidden power is immense, has been handed down through the lineage of the blood and may subvert the world order: and so the Inquisition itself protects the secrecy in the most ruthless of ways.
Valiano was born to be a leader among the Arcana, but he refused his gift and his birthright, he left everything to follow the dream of a normal life, working as an apprentice instrument maker. But when his father dies under mysterious circumstances Bonconte the beloved brother Angel is taken hostage by those who would protect him, can no longer Valiano avoid his fate.
Cousin Folco de 'Nieri is climbing the power within the family and, just to realize his ambition and free of any control, is ready to take advantage of a forbidden knowledge and potentially devastating. Fulk also formidable allies: powerful creatures, in whose body is covered with signs of death from accidents, living together and imprisoned human soul and an elemental nature. Only
Valiano can stop him, but to do that will appeal to all his courage, discover a secret powers and one refused for years to face enemies and friends unforgettable: from mercenary to Manente Erto the wily Wild, by the Inquisitor Course Viterbo master Johannes, who was among the first ventures in the art of printing ...
GENS ARCANA
(Mondadori 2010) - 620 pages
Cover and illustrations by Paolo Barbieri
Source: the new site of Cecilia
