Ahnen - Marcus König

In the turbulent year of 1519, Marcus König stands as one of Thorn's most respected patricians, a man of wealth and influence whose life is about to unravel. The ancient city, having broken from the Teutonic Order's grip decades earlier, now finds itself caught between a resurgent Poland and a desperate order fighting to maintain its dominion. When Marcus commits his fortune to supporting the Grand Master Albrecht von Brandenburg-Ansbach in his war against the Polish crown, he believes he is defending tradition and order. But as the conflict grinds on and the new winds of Luther's Reformation begin to blow across the land, Marcus watches everything he built crumble around him. His faith fractures, his city betrays its old loyalties, and he must make a choice that will cost him everything. Parallel to this tale of political collapse runs the story of young Georg König, whose forbidden heart offers a stark contrast to the brutal calculations of power players. This is historical fiction at its most immersive: a novel about the moment when the old world dies and the new one is born in fire.