Lyana - The Conspiracy in Florence. A Historical Novel about the Pazzi Conspiracy and the Struggle for Power in Florence - Roman Odermatt

Florence, 1478. After the murder of Giuliano de' Medici, a ruthless purge begins while the Pazzi family struggle to survive. In this unsettled city, Lyana, daughter of Aphrodite, arrives too late and, together with her companions, is drawn between the fronts of a power that no longer recognizes limits. Between workshops and the quiet chambers of artists, she encounters Sandro Botticelli, whose works preserve more than what remains visible. Yet Ferratus, son of Mars, pursues his own aims and draws Lyana into a danger that nearly leads her to the stake. Only a machine conceived by Leonardo da Vinci opens a path to escape.