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Destiny of Fire
Destiny of Fire
Author: Zoe Oldenbourg, English trans Peter Green
This final installment of Zoe's Oldenbourg's brilliant historical trilogy set in medieval France recounts the misfortunes endured by the noble Seigneur of Montgeil in the unbelievably fierce "Forth Crusade" at the beginning of the thirteenth century. Vassals to the Count of Toulouse and devout adherents of the Albigensian heresy, Montgeil and hi...  more »
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ISBN: 411760
Publication Date: 1965
Pages: 429
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Publisher: Ballantine
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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This is a "historical" fiction commenting on the life and times of a Cathar family in southern France in the 13th century. The author did a wonderful job of explaining what is known of the religious beliefs of this "heretical" sect and why they were willing to give their lives because of it.


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