{"product_id":"9781491747087","title":"Sistina: A Novel","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCome and look upon these things, so that you may understand and believe.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSistina\u003c\/i\u003e, Brian Kenneth Swain’s gripping and thought-provoking new novel, is a story two thousand years in the making. The events set in motion following Christ’s crucifixion build to a crescendo during the Italian High Renaissance and will test the faith of the story’s historical and modern-day characters, as well as that of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWhen a violent earthquake damages Michelangelo’s magnificent frescoes, a team of experts undertakes the Vatican’s most important restoration in centuries, only to discover a perplexing secret hidden for five hundred years beneath the chapel’s plaster ceiling. The message, both cryptic and incomplete due to the rash actions of a tourist at the time of the quake, baffles the team and awakens the attention of a small group of powerful men—men who have waited centuries in the shadows, hoping for the elusive clue that will lead them to Christendom’s ultimate artifact.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIt is a tale of murder, revenge, ecclesiastical connivance, and ancient secrets—all constructed on an elaborate foundation of religious history, political intrigue, and technological wizardry. \u003ci\u003eSistina\u003c\/i\u003e, Swain’s most controversial novel to date, will leave you breathless.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126293217520,"sku":"9781491747087","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781491747087_p0.jpg?v=1763659966","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781491747087","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}