The Bishop's Grimoire
Volume 2 of the Apothecary Green trilogy set in eighteenth-century Lichfield, England.
“This is one of the most enjoyable and unputdownable books I have read in a long time … I can’t recommend this book enough.”
Blurb
Richard Greene, apothecary, antiquarian and museum-keeper extraordinaire, witnesses the chance find of an ancient book, an arcane symbol partially visible on its cover identifying it as a work of ritual magic: A Grimoire.
The provenance and authenticity of the age-old book identify it as an incredibly rare survival – a ‘Black Legend’, stolen five centuries earlier from the Vatican library, owned – and hidden – by Walter de Langton, a bishop of Lichfield who had stood trial for witchcraft around the year 1300 in Rome.
No one can envisage the approaching cataclysm: the collision of a demonic, stygian past with the presence of the prophet of Reason and the Nobility of untainted Mankind. Greene must fight for more than life itself, burdened with the terrifying knowledge of what ‘The Bishop’s Grimoire’ contains … and seeks.
Artist, academic and sometime bluesman, Michael Anson lives in Norfolk.
“...an extremely well-written, exciting and absorbing read and I highly recommend it.”
“Anson has created another thrilling page turner that you won’t be able to put down!”
“The dialogue and descriptions plants you right in the 18th century. I totally recommend it.”
“The writing brings the historical context to life in a way that only the best of writers are able to confect.”
Published: October 2021
Paperback: 359 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1913825539
Dimensions: 12.7 x 3.25 x 20.32 cm
