The Scribe: Three manuscripts. Two empires. A riddle

Germany, 799 AD. Charlemagne, on the eve of being crowned Emperor of the West, entrusts Gorgias, an illustrious Byzantine scribe, with the translation of a document of vital importance for the future of Christianity. The work must be carried out in absolute secrecy. Meanwhile, Theresa, Gorgias's daughter and an apprentice scribe, is falsely accused of a crime and seeks refuge in the German city of Fulda, losing contact with her father. There, she will meet Alcuin of York, a British friar investigating a terrible epidemic plaguing the population. When Theresa learns of Gorgias's mysterious disappearance, she and Alcuin embark on a disturbing adventure to find him and become embroiled in a conspiratorial web of ambition, power, and death, where nothing and no one is what they seem, and upon which the future of the Western world depends.

Combining historical accuracy with fast-paced prose, this novel by Antonio Garrido takes the reader through medieval cities, cloisters, and abbeys, in a thrilling page-turner inspired by real events.