Download or read book Ilario written by Mary Gentle and published by Gateway. This book was released on 2013-08-29 with total page 663 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abandoned and alone, the fosterling Ilario grows up as the King's Freak, surrounded by all the pomp, intrigue, and danger of the Iberian court. Fleeing a failed treacherous attack, Ilario crosses the sea to Carthage, where the mysterious Penitence shrouds the sky in darkness. There, a strange and awful destiny awaits the would-be painter, one that spans continents and kingdoms.