Melusine (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Charlotte Franken Haldane
- First Published: 1936
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—high fantasy
- Time of Work: 1166
- Setting: France
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: France or French people, Christianity, Inheritance or succession, Cults, Devils or demons, Twelfth century
- Locales: France
The Plot
Emery, Earl of Poitiers, is urged by castle wise man and philosopher Owain Wanderer to invite his brother-in-law, Henry, to his realm for a celebration. Owain is the head of a secret cult that outwardly worships the devil but seeks to restore a more humanistic philosophy of government and religion to a land oppressed by corruption and taxation. The long-term political aims of this cult include manipulating the earldom of Poitiers to ensure the succession of someone sympathetic to its aims.
Henry brings his sons to the celebration. Raymond, the youngest,...
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