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The Fire and the Light: A Novel of the Cathars
Glen Craney
In medieval France, heretics protect an ancient scroll that holds shattering revelations about the Roman Church.
Author Self-Published
March 2015
On Sale: March 5, 2015
504 pages
ISBN: 0996154108
EAN: 9780996154109
Kindle: B00F8KTR5Q
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Historical | Fiction | Mystery
As the 13th century dawns, the Christian world is shaken
by spiritual upheaval. In Rome, Pope Innocent III plots
to crush a new heresy. In the Holy Land, crusading monks
make a disturbing discovery about Jesus of Nazareth. In
France, roving troubadours sing of a mysterious Grail
that offers salvation through the intercession of a
worthy lady. In the Pyrenees mountains, a noblewoman will challenge
the most powerful pontiff in history and hurl the Church
into its greatest crisis of authority. Esclarmonde de Foix is the most popular maiden in
Occitania’s fabled courts of love. But her life is thrown
into turmoil when she encounters a sect of heretics
called Cathars. Esclarmonde is forced to choose between
her love for a mysterious Knight Templar and her calling
to lead these persecuted descendants of Christ’s first
followers. In the tradition of Mary Magdalene, she
ordains women, teaches pacifism, and debates the future
leaders of the Inquisition. Desperate to suppress her
popular preaching, Innocent III launches the only crusade
ever officially declared against fellow Christians. The outnumbered Occitan defenders make their final stand
atop Montsegur, a haunting temple fortress where they
protect a precious treasure. Their heroic resistance
against the crusader army evokes the legendary defiance
of the Jews against the Roman legions at Masada. The Fire and the Light is a sweeping epic of crusading
fanaticism, courtly romance, and esoteric mystery set
during the infamous Albigensian Crusade.
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