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City of Masks
City of Masks
Title
City of Masks
Book No.
1
Publication Date
September 2002
Pages
352 pages
Main Character
Talian Setting
Preceded By
N/A[1]
Followed By
ISBN
1-58234-917-7


City of Masks is the first book of the Stravaganza series by Mary Hoffman. Lucien Mulholland is the main character. A Talian Tale is the corresponding short story for City of Masks.[2] It takes place during the year 1577[3].

...he felt Dad slip the little notebook into his hand.
And he began to dream of a city floating on the water, laced with canals, and full of domes and spires...

City of Masks, Chapter 1: The Marriage with the Sea

Synopsis[]

Lucien is very sick: he struggles just to sit up in bed, plagued with exhaustion brought on by the treatment for his cancer. But a mysterious gift from his father changes all that. Whenever Lucien holds the beautiful Italian journal, his mind is swept away to an enchanting Venice-like city called Bellezza while his earthly body sleeps peacefully. During his many visits to the city, which become more and more real, Lucien learns that he is a Stravagante, capable of traveling between two worlds. But as his body begins to follow his mind to this other world, there is always the chance that Lucien may be caught on the other side of time and not be able to return. The first of six incredible adventures to this land of Italian enchantment in Stravaganza.

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Characters[]

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The Series
Books
City of Masks · City of Stars · City of Flowers · City of Secrets · City of Ships · City of Swords
Short Stories
A Talian Tale · A Sting in the Tail · An Impossible Task · Sugar Fox · The Fourth Wise Man · Under the Walls

Notes and References[]

  • The cover of City of Masks was changed
  1. This is the first book in the series so it is not preceded by anything
  2. stravaganza.co.uk
  3. City of Masks


The Series
Books
City of Masks · City of Stars · City of Flowers · City of Secrets · City of Ships · City of Swords
Short Stories
A Talian Tale · A Sting in the Tail · An Impossible Task · Sugar Fox · The Fourth Wise Man · Under the Walls
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