Download or read book The Devil's Monk written by J.R. Russell and published by Skycat Publications. This book was released on 2012 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Britain in the tenth century was a dangerous place for books and wisdom, for the waves of Viking invaders had no use for scholars, destroying the libraries along with the buildings that held them and those who lived there. The Saxon King Alfred was ailing of a mystery disease that none had so far been able to cure. As he weakened, so his plans for a peaceful and united country came under increasing threat. It was a time of intrigue, treachery, blunt politics, deceit and cunning, where killing was a skill possibly more valued than healing, and a man who knew how to make one look like the other would always be in mortal danger. Bald’s plan of peaceful retirement would be shaken to the core as circumstances, Fate, God or gods set him on his travels again.