Set in Lombardy during the Spanish occupation of the late 1620s, The Betrothed tells the story of two young lovers, Renzo and Lucia, prevented from marrying by the petty tyrant Don Rodrigo, who desires Lucia for himself. Forced to flee, they are then cruelly separated, and must face many dangers including plague, famine and imprisonment, and confront a variety of strange characters - the mysterious Nun of Monza, the fiery Father Cristoforo and the sinister 'Unnamed' - in their struggle to be reunited. A vigorous portrayal of enduring passion, The Betrothed's exploration of love, power and faith presents a whirling panorama of seventeenth-century Italian life and is one of the greatest European historical novels.

Though Oz’s sudden appearance in the midst of Pandora wreaks havoc, the initially chilly reception to the prison-breaker runs more than warm when Jack Vessalius, hero of the tragedy of Sablier and the man from Alice’s memories, manifests in Oz’s body. Sensing Oz’s resultant inner turmoil, Uncle Oscar drags Oz and company on a “mission” to Lutwidge Academy, where Oz’s little sister, Ada, is a student. But some carefree fun and a tearful reunion ten years in the making is not all for which Oz must prepare himself: crimson-cloaked foes are lying in wait to torture him for answers about the events of a hundred years ago…

Oz memasuki salah satu ingatan Alice yang ternyata merupakan ingatan mengenai bencana yang terjadi 100 tahun lalu. Di sana, Oz mengetahui kenyataan mengerikan tentang Alice dan Vincent Nightray. Tapi, kenapa Vincent bisa berada dalam ingatan Alice? Berhasilkah Oz menyelamatkan Alice!?

Oz memasuki salah satu ingatan Alice yang ternyata merupakan ingatan mengenai bencana yang terjadi 100 tahun lalu. Di sana, Oz mengetahui kenyataan mengerikan tentang Alice dan Vincent Nightray. Tapi, kenapa Vincent bisa berada dalam ingatan Alice? Berhasilkah Oz menyelamatkan Alice!?

As Oz Vessalius and his valet, Gilbert, are reunited with their dear Uncle Oscar, they fail to notice an alienated Alice lost in thought stumbling right into the lurking Xerxes Break. Before Alice can take heed of Break’s warning of a trap set by the Cheshire Cat — a powerful, extraordinary chain — she and Break are spirited away to Cheshire’s lair, where both danger and fragments of Alice’s past reside. With Sharon’s help, Oz and Gil find a way to enter the sealed dimension of memories, but not only do their allies await them there, so too does the man from Alice’s earlier memory! Does he hold the key to the truth about Oz’s “sin”? Contents: Retrace XIV: Lop Ear Retrace XV: Welcome to Labyrinth Retrace XVI: Keeper of the Secret Retrace XVII: Odds and Ends Retrace XVIII: Hollow Eye Socket

As Oz Vessalius and his valet, Gilbert, are reunited with their dear Uncle Oscar, they fail to notice an alienated Alice lost in thought stumbling right into the lurking Xerxes Break. Before Alice can take heed of Break’s warning of a trap set by the Cheshire Cat — a powerful, extraordinary chain — she and Break are spirited away to Cheshire’s lair, where both danger and fragments of Alice’s past reside. With Sharon’s help, Oz and Gil find a way to enter the sealed dimension of memories, but not only do their allies await them there, so too does the man from Alice’s earlier memory! Does he hold the key to the truth about Oz’s “sin”? Contents: Retrace XIV: Lop Ear Retrace XV: Welcome to Labyrinth Retrace XVI: Keeper of the Secret Retrace XVII: Odds and Ends Retrace XVIII: Hollow Eye Socket