The Blood Stone

In the early seventeenth century, young Venetian Filippo Veroneo travels from Venice to Afghanistan to rescue his imprisoned father, stopping in India to raise the ransom by selling his father’s beautiful diamond to the ruler Shah Jehan.

Related: Asia, Historical Fiction, India, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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