Destiny of Fire [Zoe Oldenbourg]

[Crusader] [Pulp] [Medievalism]

Destiny of Fire

Zoe Oldenbourg

Ballantine, NY. 1965. First Ballantine paperback edition. Slight chipping to front cover, yellowed text block, creased spine. Very good.

From the publisher:

"The final installment of Oldenbourg's bestselling and brilliant historical trilogy describes the fate and misfortune of the noble Seigneur of Montgeil and his family, victims of the cruel "Fourth Crusades" at the beginning of the 13th century."

A dark account of the Cathar genocide, a really insane moment in Medieval history. You don't need to read the other books to know that when sectarians clash, bad things happen.