Medici ~ Ascendancy

Florence, 1429
Giovanni de'' Medici is dead.

A lifetime of shrewd investment, strategic alliance and sly manipulation saw Giovanni climb from mere money-lender to the top echelon of Florentine society. But success has left a slew of bitter enemies in his wake – and there are whispers his untimely demise wasn''t accidental.

Florence is a nest of vipers, and with the Medici family''s wealth in the ha...