The Paths of the Air
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Publisher Description
What do you do when a crusader returns with devils on his back?
It is late autumn 1196. A secretive stranger arrives at New Winnowlands, and Sir Josse d’Acquin guesses that he is a returning Crusader. Josse allows him to put up in an outhouse, and seeks the assistance of Abbess Helewise of Hawkenlye to have his injuries treated in the infirmary. But then the various demons who are on the man’s trail begin to turn up, and Josse realises that his mysterious guest has brought with him danger and a terrible secret…
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Clare's absorbing 11th entry in her Hawkenlye series (The Enchanter's Forest, etc.) highlights the many perils of life in medieval England. One cold November day in 1196, an exhausted stranger arrives at the estate of Sir Josse d'Acquin, a loyal soldier of the king bored with inactivity. Josse gives the man shelter in an outbuilding, suspecting him to be the servant of a crusader recently returned from the Holy Land. After a fortnight, the stranger abruptly vanishes, then a body, brutalized beyond recognition, turns up in the nearby woods. Meanwhile, a prisoner exchange gone wrong has led to a hunt across Europe for a runaway monk carrying unknown treasure. Josse relies on Abbess Helewise of Hawkenlye Abbey for counsel and solace, while the local sheriff, Gervase de Gifford, helps Josse track down a secret with the potential to change warfare forever. A lurid subplot set in the Holy Land adds to the suspense.
