The Black Chalice
by Marie Jakober

                    A Novel of Medieval Germany
                    Hardcover - 460 pages
                    ISBN 1-894063-00-7
                    Historical Fantasy
                    EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing
                    Forthcoming November 11, 1999
                    Contact Marie Jakober by e-mail: jackober@edgewebsite.com

"Out of the mists of medieval Germany comes a riveting tale of
                                sorcery and sexual obsession ..."

The year is 1134. In an isolated monastery, an aging monk begins the history 
of a war. It is in part his own story; he was there, thirty-one years before, 
as squire to the proud Crusader knight Karelian of Lys -- a man who abandoned 
his faith and betrayed his liege lord for the love of a pagan witch.

But even as Paul begins his history, a strange encounter with the Otherworld 
enchants his quill. He can no longer write the cautionary Christian tale his 
superiors expect; he must write what he truly remembers.

But what does he truly remember? All his life he has re-arranged his memories 
to suit his faith. He has judged Karelian, judged the woman, judged the world.

Now, against his will, an entirely different story begins to emerge. It is a 
story of enchanted forests and an ancient pagan Grail; of a prince who 
believes he can build God's kingdom here on earth, and a powerful sorceress 
who sets her hand against him. Most of all it is the story of Karelian, the 
warrior hero and disillusioned wanderer who finally returns to his own land, 
and there embarks on the most perilous journey of his life: to find love, 
and a truth that he can live with.

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