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Languedoc Trilogy: Book 1

Labyrinth (2005) (edit title/settings)

by Kate Mosse (Author) (edit contributors)

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July 2005. In the Pyrenees mountains near Carcassonne, Alice, a volunteer at an archaeological dig, stumbles into a cave and makes a startling discovery-two crumbling skeletons, strange writings on the walls, and the pattern of a labyrinth. Eight hundred years earlier, on the eve of a... read more

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In this extraordinary thriller, rich in the atmospheres of medieval and contemporary France, the lives of two women born centuries apart are linked by a common destiny.
July 2005. In the Pyrenees mountains near Carcassonne, Alice, a volunteer at an archaeological dig stumbles into a cave... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

In this extraordinary thriller, rich in the atmospheres of medieval and contemporary France, the lives of two women born centuries apart are linked by a common destiny.
July 2005. In the Pyrenees mountains near Carcassonne, Alice, a volunteer at an archaeological dig stumbles into a cave and makes a startling discovery-two crumbling skeletons, strange writings on the walls, and the pattern of a labyrinth; between the skeletons, a stone ring, and a small leather bag.
Eight hundred years earlier, on the eve of a brutal crusade to stamp out heresy that will rip apart southern France, Alais is given a ring and a mysterious book for safekeeping by her father as he leaves to fight the crusaders. The book, he says, contains the secret of the true Grail, and the ring, inscribed with a labyrinth, will identify a guardian of the Grail. As crusading armies led by Church potentates and nobles of northern France gather outside the city walls of Carcassonne, it will take great sacrifice to keep the secret of the labyrinth safe.
In the present, another woman sees the find as a means to the political power she craves; while a man who has great power will kill to destroy all traces of the discovery and everyone who stands in his way.

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A single line of blood trickles down the pale underside of her arm, a red seam on a white sleeve.

Table of Contents edit see section history

I. Acknoledgments
II. Historical Note

1. Prologue
2. The Cité on the Hill
3. The Guardians of the Book
4. The Return to the Mountains

i. Note on Language
ii. Selected Glossary of Occitan Words
iii. Selected Glossary of Terms
iv. Selected Bibliography

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 3 in Languedoc Trilogy. (standard series)

Followed by Sepulchre.

This is book 77 of 100 in Top 100 Books That Defined The Noughties (Telegraph). (authoritative list)

Preceded by The Time Traveler's Wife, and followed by The Night Watch.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Kate Mosse (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Fernanda Abreu (Translator)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Orion
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 0752860534
Page Count: 544

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  • Library of Congress: PR6113.O884 L33 2006
  • Dewey: 823.914

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