Books

Welcome to the beta version of Shelfari’s new Book Detail pages!

These pages are editable by the community, so please contribute! Click here to learn more about this feature. We’d love to hear your feedback.

see page history

Description

With the armies of King Stephen and Empress Maud--both vying for the throne--practicing a cease fire, Brother Cadfael accompanies his friend, Brother Mark, to Wales, where he becomes caught up in yet another battle royal. Reprint.

Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis

Write a ridiculously simplified synopsis.

First Sentence

them, whether from exhaustion or policy, and a strange calm had settled over the country, almost peace. In the Fens, the raging outlaw Geoffrey de Mandeville, every man's enemy, was still at liberty, but a liberty constricted by the king's new encircling fortresses, and increasingly vulnerable.

Series

This is book 18 in the Brother Cadfael series.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Ellis Peters (Author)
 

Books with Additional Background Information

List the books that contain additional information about this book.

Books That Influenced This Book

List the books that influenced this book.


If you have any suggestions for how we can improve this page or if there are sections that you would like us to add, please let us know.

Advertisement