This extensively researched biographical novel fills in some of the blanks that exist concerning Leonardo's life, exploring the traumas and passions that formed him. Capturing the maelstrom of ruthless rulers, warring city-states, and the corrupt Vatican, this volume places Leonardo in the context of his era, and shows the development of his skill and imagination despite the contraints of Renaissance morality. [From publisher's description]

Isabel, who feels inferior to her talented twin brother, is transported to a parallel world that resembles the Italian Renaissance city-state of Ravenna, where she tries to save the city from attack by the fierce Gate people.

Silvano and Chiara, teens sent to live in a friary and a nunnery in Renaissance Italy, are drawn to one another and dream of a future together, but when murders are committed in the friary, they must discover who is behind the crimes before they can realize their love.