Labyrinth | Kate Mosse

Labyrinth | Kate Mosse | Couldn't put it down!

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Labyrinth

	Labyrinth Kate Mosse Berkley Trade, 2007 - 528 pages average customer review:based on 172 reviews view larger image
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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 brutal crusade that will rip apart southern France, a young woman named Alais is given a ring and a mysterious book for safekeeping by her father. 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. Now, as crusading armies gather outside the city walls of Carcassonne, it will take a tremendous sacrifice to keep the secret of the labyrinth safe.

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picked up this book in Stockholm airpot and couldn't put it down. Fascinating history. Wish map was more detailed

Couldn't put it down!

This book was a very good read, I couldn't put it down. Kate Mosse has also written Sepulchre which is equally good.

New Take on Grail Legend

This book was a very interesting take on the Grail Legend; however, I think that this book could have been 5 star and was only 3 star. The plot could be plodding at moments. There are two linear stories followed through the book. The story of Alais in 1209 and the story of Alice in 2004. I personally think that the stories may have been told more effectively by telling first the 1209 story and then the 2004 story, as opposed to jumping back and forth. Also, I found that the climax of the story was a little lacking. Overall, I would recommend this book for persons interested in grail legends, the Cathars, and/or Medieval history.

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