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This enchanting new audiobook by Governor Standard and Trillium Reward nominee Draw Frutkin, occur 13th century Venice and Cathay, is a amazing fresco of shimmering terminology, brimming with fantastic tableaus of arid deserts and cobblestone alleys, the wafting aroma of cardamom and the mystical trill of your praying friar. It is the tale of Marco Polo, as he's about to arranged sail on an arduous and long pilgrimage with his father, uncle, and faithful guide over the sun-soaked silk route - the abundant route of the carpet-makers and the dark seas of the Indian Ocean. Doggedly pursued by a vengeful assassin of the Venetian Doge, Marco is eager to arrive in the promised land of the mighty Kublai Khan and bask in the basic safety made available from his royal legions. But while enjoying the myths of the new land, Polo is haunted by the continuing appearance of your winged lion, lurking behind his dreams and roaming the palace of his heart and soul. Even upon his go back to Venice, a naval battle, and catch by their rival Genoa - even as he languishes in an enemy jail cell recounting his studies to the incredulous inmate - there is always the heartbeat of the lion.