Eternal Light of the Crypts

<p><em>890 AD France</em>.</p><p>The last imperial heir of Charlemagne is dead and every duke is proclaiming himself king. Egilolf a former soldier could care less. He needs to steal bones. A saint's bones.</p><p>With the prospect of a large payout he recruits the scribe Aristeus a refugee fleeing Viking invasions. Perhaps he should have told his new companion the true reason he's pilfering saints. Together the thief and scribe must dodge bandits Vikings and warring lords-not to mention their own lies-only to find unearthing bones the easiest step.</p><p>Yet Egilolf's fiercest battle is the one within. How can defending the weak be just when God abandons him when he has to kill? And when Vikings become more than a faceless enemy to Aristeus will he like the ancient martyrs he's always extolling risk death to convert them?</p><p> </p>