The Devil's Diadem

by Sara Douglass
Douglass, Sara. The devil’s diadem, Pymble, N.S.W. : HarperCollins Publishers, 2011.
Paperback, 514 pages.

   

The Devil’s Diadem is the 2012 Norma K. Hemming Award-winning novel from one of Australia’s leading historical fantasy fiction writers, Sara Douglass. Set in alternate mid-twelfth century Europe, young noblewoman, Maeb Langtofte is sent to attend to Lady Adelie, wife of the powerful Earl of Pengraic. A seemingly unnatural plague and civil unrest sweep through Europe. The Earl’s dark secrets come to light and his family risk losing not only their lives but also their souls. In the face of such terror Maeb must determine who to trust before everything and everyone she cares about are lost forever. This well plotted medieval saga combines believable characters, vivid descriptions, historical detail and aspects of myth and horror with effortless prose.

Awards

2012 Norma K. Hemming Award Winner

About the Author

http://www.saradouglassworlds.com/