África Vázquez manages to combine history, fantasy and romance to perfection, creating a dizzying and involving plot.
In 1614, a plague strikes Madrid, plunging the city into chaos. The alchemists, guardians of knowledge to find a cure, face an implacable threat. After the destruction of their headquarters, the apprentice Catalina Escudero and the master Bernardo Dávila will be the only survivors capable of rebuilding the Brotherhood, while suspicions about the attack fall on their closest circle.
Catalina will have to face dark secrets and hidden dangers as she tries to unravel the mystery behind the epidemic and save the Brotherhood’s knowledge.