The Vault Of Bones
By (Author) Pip Vaughan-Hughes
Orion Publishing Co
Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
1st August 2008
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
544
Width 199mm, Height 132mm, Spine 37mm
386g
In the darkness of 13th Century Europe, the most precious treasures of the Christian world lie in a small church in the great ruined city of Constantinople: the crown of thorns, the spear that pierced Jesus' side, the shroud bearing the imprint of Christ.
On the other side of the globe, Petroc of Auneford sails into the sprawling Pool of London for the first time. He has left his old monastic world behind for that of the enigmatic Captain de Montalhac - purveyor of fine relics and other exotic trinkets to anyone with sufficient money and desire.For Petroc, the trip is soon blighted by tragedy, but grief is no guard against greed or rumour. The great powers of Christendom are gathering ' all covet the power of the most precious relics ' and Petroc finds himself right in the eye of the storm.Pip Vaughan-Hughes grew up in South Devon. He studied medieval history at London University and later worked as a reader for a literary agency when he wasn't dabbling as a bike messenger, saxophonist, food critic, gardener and restaurant owner. He now lives in Vermont with his wife and daughter.