The Poet Prince

By: Kathleen McGowan

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell

The Son of Man shall choose/When the time returns for the Poet Prince. He will inspire the hearts and minds of the people/So as to illuminate the path of service/And show them the Way. This is his legacy, This, and to know a very great love.

Worldwide controversy surrounds author Maureen Paschal as she promotes her new best seller - the explosive account of her discovery of a gospel written in Jesus's own hand. But a scandalous headline about her lover, Bérenger Sinclair, shatters Maureen's plans and sends her to Florence. In Tuscany, Maureen and Bérenger seek out their spiritual teacher, Destino, who insists the besieged couple study one of history's great Poet Princes: Lorenzo de' Medici, the godfather of the Italian Renaissance. Bérenger is a Poet Prince of the ancient bloodline prophecy, and even across the centuries, his fate is intertwined with Lorenzo de' Medici's. Bérenger must uncover the heretical secrets of the Medici family---and the shocking truth behind the birth of the Renaissance---if he is to fulfill his own destiny. These heretical secrets were hidden for a reason, and there are those who would stop at nothing to prevent Bérenger's assumption of his rightful role.

The Renaissance comes vividly to life as Maureen decodes the clues contained within the great masterpieces of Lorenzo the Magnificent's friends: Donatello, Botticelli, and Michelangelo. Maureen uncovers truths connected to the legend of Longinus Gaius, the Roman centurion who pierced the crucified Jesus with his spear. Could Longinus Gaius, doomed to live forever, be someone she knows? Could his infamous Spear of Destiny, sought even by Hitler, be the key to Bérenger's fate? As Maureen and Bérenger race to find the answers, someone is after them, hell-bent on settling a 500-year-old blood feud and destroying the heresy once and for all.

©2010 McGowan Media, Inc. (P)2010 Tantor

Critic reviews

"An edge-of-the-seat thriller written in sharp, glinting shards of words. Held in, held back, whispered and shouted. Fantastic!" (Tim Wynne-Jones, Edgar Award-winning author of The Uninvited)

Left me wanting more!

I love the storytelling and the premise. Nourishes my soul. I’m grateful for the research and most of all the heart that has gone into this trilogy! More please …

Absolutely Amazing!! Spell-binding Story

I am completely enchanted by this the third novel in the Magdalene Trilogy. "The Time Returns" Renaissance Italy, and the rise of the Medici family--Cosimo, Lorenzo the Magnificent, and other historical characters--to power and preeminence and the flowering of Art, Poetry and Prosperity in Florence in the 15th century; to the Present Day/21st century Florence and the characters and the Magdalene themes introduced in books 1 and 2. These Novela are deftly woven together in The Poet Prince, with many unexpected twists and turns. Written with Love, Passion, Hope, Faith and Intuition. Kathleen McGowan magical expertise is present on every page. Absolutely Astounding!!!

Great view of history

It is extremely obvious that McGowan researches with her entire being, making sense of the difficult history of the Roman Catholic Church. Thank you!

Great Story!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

This was a great history lesson along with romance, intrigue, and mystery surrounding the characters!

Magnificent!!!

this is a wonderful depiction of history! Showing the characters as people, makes it so real.