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A Sword for the King, Faith for the People
The fifth and penultimate part of the novel chronicle of the Lords of Siorac, set during the French Wars of Religion. This sprawling adventure and romance story draws on the real events surrounding the assassination of Henry III. It takes us, along with the main protagonist Pierre de Siorac, into besieged Paris, where we witness horrific looting, murder, and the second conversion of Henry IV from the Reformed Church to the Catholic faith.
Robert Merle
(* 28 August 1908, Tébessa, Algeria – † 27 March 2004, Grosrouvre, Yvelines, France) was a French novelist, playwright, literary historian, translator, and professor of English and American literature. He became famous for, among other works, the utopian sci-fi novel Malevil and a thirteen-part historical saga. Some of his novels (e.g., Week-end at Zuydcoote, Malevil, The Day of the Dolphin) were also successfully adapted into films. Robert Merle was born in Algeria, the son of an officer. In 1918, his family moved to Paris. There, he studied English, philosophy, and literary studies. During the war, Robert Merle was captured at the Battle of Dunkirk and spent three years in a German prison camp. After the war, he worked as a professor of English and American literature. He later dedicated himself mainly to his literary work.
Zbyšek Horák
A Czech presenter and voice actor. For years, he worked at Czech Radio, Czech Television, and TV Nova. You might recognise his voice from television as Jeremy Clarkson, one of the three presenters of the popular motoring show Top Gear. He is also well-known for his voice-over narration in the travel show Toulavá kamera. He currently works primarily in dubbing and has recently started narrating audiobooks. For Audiotéka, he has excellently narrated, among other things, the entire works of Liu Cixin to date.
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