England, 1321. Deep in the heart of countryside lies an isolated village governed by a sinister regime of Owl Masters - theirs is a pagan world of terror and blackmail, where neighbour denounces neighbour and sin is punishable by murder. This dark status quo is disturbed by the arrival of a house of religious women, who establish a community outside the village. Why do their crops succeed when village crops fail; their cattle survive despite the plague? But petty jealousy turns deadly when the women give refuge to a young ...
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England, 1321. Deep in the heart of countryside lies an isolated village governed by a sinister regime of Owl Masters - theirs is a pagan world of terror and blackmail, where neighbour denounces neighbour and sin is punishable by murder. This dark status quo is disturbed by the arrival of a house of religious women, who establish a community outside the village. Why do their crops succeed when village crops fail; their cattle survive despite the plague? But petty jealousy turns deadly when the women give refuge to a young martyr. For she dies a gruesome death after spitting the sacramental host into flames that can't burn it - what magic is this? Or is the martyr now a saint and the host a holy relic? Accusations of witchcraft and heresy run rife while the Owl Masters rain down hellfire and torment on the women, who must look to their faith to save them from the lengthening shadow of Evil ... a shadow with predatory, terrifying talons.
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Near fine. No Dj cover as issued. Near fine condition. Michael Joseph, 2009. First edition-first printing (1). Pictorial hardback (two small nicks and dent on the edges of the cover and spine) in near fine condition, no Dj cover as issued. Nice and clean pages with two small marks and ink mark on the outer edges, a couple of small creases on the edges of the pages. 565pp including List of cast of characters. A collectable first edition. Heavy book.
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This book got me hooked, and I hungered for more with every page I turned. At first I wondered what it would be about, and what I was in for. The first few pages were gripping, and then one was led into a twisting winding plot with characters that came alive with every page. This was the first book from Maitland that I have read, and I found myself up half the night reading it as I just could not put it down. I now crave for more of her work and I will certainly read all her others. I am now a fan.
