TY  - SOUND
AU  - Berry,Steve
AU  - Brick,Scott
TI  - The last kingdom
T2  - Cotton Malone
SN  - 9781668629642
PY  - 2023///]
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Hachette Audio
KW  - Malone, Cotton
KW  - Ludwig
KW  - Wittelsbach, House of
KW  - Castles
KW  - Germany
KW  - Bavaria
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Deeds
KW  - Nobility
KW  - Bavaria (Germany)
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Thrillers (Fiction)
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Historical fiction
KW  - Political fiction
KW  - Audiobooks
N1  - Title from container; Compact discs; Read by Scott Brick
N2  - In a race across Bavaria for clues hidden in King Ludwig II's three castles, Cotton Malone and Luke Daniels battle a growing list of deadly adversaries, all intent on finding the last kingdom; "King Ludwig II of Bavaria was an enigmatic figure who was deposed in 1886, mysteriously drowning three days later. Eccentric to the point of madness, history tells us that in the years before he died Ludwig engaged in a worldwide search for a new kingdom, one separate, apart, and in lieu of Bavaria. A place he could retreat into and rule as he wished. But a question remains: did he succeed? Enter Cotton Malone. After many months, Malone's protégé, Luke Daniels, has managed to infiltrate a renegade group intent on winning Bavarian independence from Germany. Daniels has also managed to gain the trust of the prince of Bavaria, a frustrated second son intent on eliminating his brother, the duke, and restoring the Wittelsbach monarchy, only now with him as king. Everything hinges on a 19th century deed which proves that Ludwig's long-rumored search bore fruit--legal title to lands that Germany, China, and the United States all now want, only for vastly different reasons. In a race across Bavaria for clues hidden in Ludwig's three fairytale castles--Neuschwanstein, Linderhof and Herrenchiemsee--Malone and Daniels battle an ever-growing list of deadly adversaries, all intent on finding the last kingdom"--
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