An historical novel set in the 15th century splendour of the Italian Renaissance, where a 25 year old Leonardo with his friends visit Rome to gather information. He believes that he could take the fortress of Castelmonte, which controls access to Florence, by creating a new concept of gunnery and war. Filled with intrigues of the Vatican under Pope Sixtus IV and plotting by the Pazzi bankers.
An historical novel set in the 15th century splendour of the Italian Renaissance, where a 25 year old Leonardo with his friends visit Rome to gather information. He believes that he could take the fortress of Castelmonte, which controls access to Florence, by creating a new concept of gunnery and war. Filled with intrigues of the Vatican under Pope Sixtus IV and plotting by the Pazzi bankers.