The childhood hero of author Arthur Cola,a dead artist from Renaissance Italy is the inspiration for the creation of his historical fiction epic: The Stone Cutter Genius. Arthur Colonna, thinking only about teaching his class about the life and times of Michelangelo soon finds himself introduced to the Legend of the Magi Ring (said to possess supernatural powers) by the curator of the exhibit in Chicago’s Natural History Museum, where he in conducting his class. He, his two teen sons and his class use a tour of Italy to conceal their efforts to seek out the Ring lost to History and find themselves embroiled in a Centuries old feud. This tale weaves Renaissance political intrigue, murder plots, mystery, faith challenges, supernatural events, developing sexuality and history into the current day. These are met head on by this teacher and his two teen sons in this epic historical fiction novel as the reader is transported on this adventure from Chicago, to Dublin to London to Florence to Rome and ultimately the final confrontation in the Blue Grotto of Capri.
