The Golden-Tongued Jester

Italy, late 15th century. Lazzaro Biancomonte, the former jester at the court of Francesco Sforza, enters the service of Cesare Borgia. The thought of revenge against the Sforza family does not leave Lazzaro. And the young Cesare decides to play... the jester's piece in his cunning game. Fools are prone to mistakes, but the jester is not a fool. And yet...

The next volume of the brilliant Rafael Sabatini transports the reader to an era of genius and villainy—the very heart of the Italian Renaissance. The novel "The Golden-Tongued Jester" and the collection of short stories "The Banner of the Bull" unite the personality of the legendary Cesare Borgia, who combined the cunning of a fox, the grace of a cat, and the unstoppable force of a bull. A bold strategist and a cunning politician, Borgia left behind a rather dark reputation, full of mysteries and contradictions.