![]() ![]() ![]() In the Los Angeles Times, Cory Doctorow called it a "beautifully rendered retelling" of Savonarola's life, commending the "ringing verisimilitude of well-researched, real historical personages" who appeared in the novel, and noting that Walton portrays the basic concept of repeating historical events with "a new, rich ambiguity". ![]() He then finds himself in 1492 Florence again, and begins trying to change history. After Lorenzo di Medici dies in 1492, Girolamo gradually becomes more and more involved in politics, eventually culminating in his execution in 1498, and subsequent damnation to Hell. In Renaissance Florence, Girolamo Savonarola is a Dominican friar with the gift of prophecy and the ability to see and banish demons. It was first published by Tor Books, and was nominated for the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award. Lent is a 2019 fantasy novel by Jo Walton, about Girolamo Savonarola. ![]()
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