SECRETS OF THE LABYRINTH

Cathars, Templars and bloodshed - uncover the mysteries of the Languedocbehind the bestselling novel Imagine a land that has seen empires riseand fall. A place where people have killed for power and for religion, anda place where people have died to keep those secrets and beliefs. This isthe Languedoc, and this is the book that will share the secrets of thisincredible land with you. LABYRINTH told the story of Carcassonne and the search, across centuries,for the grail that people have long rumoured was taken to this place by theTemplars fleeing the holy land. Building on Kate Mosse's meticulousresearch for her bestselling novel, Greg Mosse now shows how the regionwas home to the Cathars, who clung to this dramatic mountain landscape instone fortresses and battled against siege, inquisition and massacre tokeep their faith, and keep some much older secrets. An astonishing journey through history and across continents, SECRETS OFTHE LABYRINTH will take you from the mountains of the Pyrenees, behind thefortified walls of Carcassonne and Montsegur, into the sacred cathedrals ofChartres and St Nazaire, and further out into the Holy Land and the ancientcivilisations of Egypt.