Tasked to expose a coin counterfeiting scheme, Luca and Isolde, whose romantic attraction continues to grow, travel to Venice in 1454, where they meet an alchemist who plans to create the Philosopher’s Stone, a mystical substance said to be capable of turning base metals into gold and producing the elixir of life.
- ISBN: 9781442476905
- Published: 2014 , Simon Pulse
- Themes: Adventure, Christianity, Love, Secret societies, Supernatural
- Descriptors: England (UK), Europe, Historical Fiction, Italy, Young Adult (ages 14-18)