Author

Publication

2003 - Bloomsbury, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

113,000 words, Guess

Page Count

452 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Goodreads250028
  • LibraryThing465800

Classifications

  • DDC[Fic]
  • LCCPZ7.H67562 Sw 2003

Description

Lucien is very sick with cancer and struggles with his parents' worry every day. But each night, through a magical gift from his father, his mind is transported to an enchanting city, Bellezza, a parallel city to Venice of our world. In Bellezza, Lucien discovers that he is a Stravagante, a rare person able to travel through worlds while sleeping. Befriended by a local girl and protected by an older Stravagante, Lucien uncovers a plot to murder the city's beloved ruler, the Duchessa. But to save the Duchessa and the city Lucien risks his only chance to return home to family and his real life.

Description

Fifteen-year-old Georgia, who loves horses as much as she hates her bullying stepbrother, buys a figurine of a winged horse and finds it has magical powers that transport her from present-day London to the sixteenth-century world of Talia where, in the city of Remora, similar to Sienna, Italy, she finds danger and intrigue as well as friendship and a chance to perfect her riding skills.

Subjects

Genres

  • Fiction.

Other Editions

  • Stravaganza: City of StarsBloomsbury2003-01-01
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