Book excerpt: In a Europe where the Catholic Church dominates and sorcery determines political power, Master Physician Julien Sauni re must infiltrate a mysterious cult with a thousand-year-old secret that calls into question the root of all power in Europe, as well as the origins of Christianity itself! The Duke of Lorraine's plans have come to fruition-he's pushed Europe into war, and the French monarchy is in tatters. Lorraine will try to seize the crown by force. Julien, locked in the dungeon of the Holy Inquisition, faces death and torture.