The Falcons of Fire and Ice by Karen Maitland, author of the hugely popular Company of Liars, is a powerful historical thriller which takes you right back to the darkest corners of the 16th century. Intelligently written and meticulously researched, it is a real treat for all fans of CJ Sansom and Umberto Eco''s The Name of the Rose.''A tour de force: dark and woven with the supernatural'' Daily Mail1564, LisbonThe Inquisition displays its power and ruthlessly spreads fear. Heretics are tortured and burned. Any who oppose the Church''s will realize that silence is preferable to a slow and agonizing death. Isabela, daughter of the Falconer at the Royal Court, is about to be caught in the Church''s terrifying schemesThe slaughter of two of the King''s precious white falcons sees her father arrested and imprisoned. As punishment he and his family will be killed unless the birds are replaced.Isabela, young and headstrong, decides that only she can save her father. These birds are impossibl