Los herederos de la tierra / Those That Inherit the Earth

Pero sus sue簽os juveniles de convertirse en constructor de barcos se dar獺n de bruces contra una realidad dura y despiadada cuando la familia Puig, enemiga ac矇rrima de su mentor, aproveche su posici籀n ante el nuevo rey para ejecutar una venganza que llevaba a簽os acariciando.

A partir de ese momento, la vida de Hugo oscila entre su lealtad a Bernat, amigo y 繳nico hijo de Arnau, y la necesidad de sobrevivir en una ciudad injusta con los pobres.

Obligado a abandonar el barrio de la Ribera, busca trabajo junto a Mahir, un jud穩o que le ense簽a los secretos del mundo del vino. Con 矇l, entre vi簽edos, cubas y alambiques, el muchacho descubre la pasi籀n por la tierra al tiempo que conoce a Dol癟a, la hermosa sobrina del jud穩o, que se convertir獺 en su primer amor. Pero este sentimiento, prohibido por las costumbres y por la religi籀n, ser獺 el que le proporcionar獺 los momentos m獺s dulces y amargos de su juventud.

Diez a簽os despu矇s de La catedral del mar, Ildefonso Falcones regresa de nuevo a ese mundo que tan bien conoce, la Barcelona medieval. Y lo hace recreando una vez m獺s a la perfecci籀n esa efervescente sociedad feudal, prisionera de una nobleza voluble y corrupta, y la lucha de un hombre por salir adelante sin sacrificar su dignidad.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

The book that inspired the acclaimed NETFLIX show that was premiered on April 2022! The long-awaited sequel to the great phenomenon that was La catedral del mar / Cathedral of the Sea by Ildefonso Falcones. Ten years ago, millions of readers were captivated by Arnau Estanyol, who helped build the Santa Maria del Mar church. Now, the story continues with this impressive recreation of medieval Barcelona, a splendid and exciting novel about loyalty, revenge, love, and unfulfilled dreams. Barcelona, 1387. Hugo Llor, a twelve-year-old son of a deceased sailor, works in the shipyards thanks to the generosity of one of the most esteemed men in the city: Arnau Estanyol. The Puig family, who is his mentor's archenemy, takes advantage of its standing with the new king to execute a revenge that they had been planning for years. From that moment on, Hugo's life fluctuates between being loyal to his friend who is Arnau's only son, and the need to survive in a city that is unfair with the poor. Forced to leave the town of La Ribera, he meets Dol癟a, his new Jewish boss' niece, and who will become his first love; it will be a relationship forbidden by culture and religion. Ten years after La catedral del mar / Cathedral of the Sea, Ildefonso Falcones returns to the world he knows so well, medieval Barcelona. He once again recreates to perfection that effervescent feudal society, prisoner of a verbose and corrupt nobility.