Siege Perilous, E.D. deBirmingham
Siege Perilous, E.D. deBirmingham
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Siege Perilous

Author: E.D. deBirmingham

Narrator: Angela Dawe

Unabridged: 14 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 01/28/2014

Synopsis

Ocyrhoe, a young, cunning fugitive from Rome, safeguards a chalice of subtle but great power. Finding herself in France, she allies with the persecuted, pacifist Cathar sect in their legendary mountaintop stronghold, Montségur. There she resists agents of the Roman Church and its Inquisition, fights off escalating, bloody besiegement by troops of the King of France, and shields the mysterious cup from the designs of many.Percival, the heroic Shield-Brethren knight from The Mongoliad, consumed by his mystical visions of the Holy Grail, is also drawn to Montségur—where the chalice holds the key to his destiny.Arrayed against Percival and Ocyrhoe are enemies both old and new who are determined to reveal the secrets of the Shield-Brethren with the hope of destroying the order once and for all.Alive with memorable characters, intense with action and intrigue, Siege Perilous conjures a medieval world where the forces of faith confront the forces of fear. Choices made by characters in The Mongoliad reach their ultimate conclusion in this fifth and concluding novel—and all of Christendom is at stake.

About E.D. deBirmingham

Born and raised in the rural northeastern United States, E. D. deBirmingham has been long involved in theatre and in writing. She has also been a Buddhist nun and an equestrian instructor. Siege Perilous is E. D.’s first solo novel, following her work on The Mongoliad trilogy.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mona on December 16, 2018

Story 3.5 stars, especially for the history involved. Fascinating tale involving the Holy Grail, the Albigensian (Cathar) heresy, an unreliable but still compelling Roman street girl, Ocyrhoe, who is a fugitive from the Church, the life of the Cathars in their mountain top fort, battles involving me......more

Goodreads review by Althea on March 04, 2014

I previously read the first book of ‘The Mongoliad’ and thought it had a lot of promise, but suffered a bit from committee-itis. (too many authors, not enough focus). So, I skipped forward to this one, which is #5 in the series, and written by a single author. It is, indeed, much more focused. The s......more

Goodreads review by Pavlo on June 16, 2018

This book completes the "medieval cycle" of the Foreworld saga, which is an alt-history take on the 13th century. I'm not familiar with the rest of the saga- the "side quests" and other material (most of which are comics/graphic novels), as I've only focused on the novels so far. "Siege Perilous "......more

Goodreads review by Reader on March 27, 2019

Political Intrigue. Almost every character in this story has their own agenda. Most of them are up to no good. At the center of all the intrigue is a cup of power. Not the Holy Grail, but a chalice of power, nonetheless. However, not just anyone, can wield it. As previous stewards of the chalice ten......more

Goodreads review by Rob on February 02, 2018

Best book in the Foreworld series. Now you should still read the previous novels as the characters and a bit of their past lead into Siege Perilous. Book 5 is a good ole-fashioned castle siege. Throw in the French army, some Roman-Catholic papal influence, the holy roman emperor, and our friends fro......more

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