The Backwards Clock – Book I – The Black Devil
Original title : L’Horloge à l’envers – Livre I – Le diable noir
Publisher : Scrineo
Collection : Scrineo History
Author : Anne Pouget
Illustrator/Photographer : Myrtille Vardelle
Age : 12+
Category : Young Adults
Format : Paperback
Pages : 240
135 x 210 mm
14.90 €
Content : A thrilling two-part series exploring an original theme: the beginnings of forensic science in the Middle Ages
13th century, France.
Wrongly condemned in a swift trial, Samuel is saved at the last moment by the Black Devil, a mysterious figure—an alchemist or a sorcerer, depending on whom you ask—who takes him under his wing.
What is to be made of this enigmatic man, who gives him bizarre tasks, such as catching three flies? Thinking his new master is mad, the young man obeys.
But driven by curiosity, he will dare to cross forbidden boundaries, unaware of the destiny that now awaits him…
Blois Youth Historical Novel Prize, 2022.
