Labyrinth
Ratings37
Average rating3.1
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Ratings37
Average rating3.1
In this extraordinary thriller, rich in the atmospheres of medieval and contemporary France, the lives of two women born centuries apart are linked by a common destiny.July 2005. In the Pyrenees mountains near Carcassonne, Alice, a volunteer at an archaeological dig stumbles into a cave and makes a startling discovery-two crumbling skeletons, strange writings on the walls, and the pattern of a labyrinth; between the skeletons, a stone ring, and a small leather bag.Eight hundred years earlier, on the eve of a brutal crusade to stamp out heresy that will rip apart southern France, Alais is given a ring and a mysterious book for safekeeping by her father as he leaves to fight the crusaders. The book, he says, contains the secret of the true Grail, and the ring, inscribed with a labyrinth, will identify a guardian of the Grail. As crusading armies led by Church potentates and nobles of northern France gather outside the city walls of Carcassonne, it will take great sacrifice to keep the secret of the labyrinth safe.In the present, another woman sees the find as a means to the political power she craves; while a man who has great power will kill to destroy all traces of the discovery and everyone who stands in his way.
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Sepulchre honestly had been better than this one, but both deserve 5 stars, and even more. The book is magnificent. It is something that I will carry within me - just like sepulchre - my entire life. Words cannot really describe how good these books - sepulchre and labyrinth - are.
Kate Mosse gave us just a little tiny piece of information every chapter only to blow our minds in the end.
I am only wondering if Marie-Cécile is one of the descendants of Oriane. It seems so hmmmm
Just one little defect exists in this book. Kate Mosse goes on telling history and describes places in what seems like pages that bored the hell out of me. But hey, you can't ask for everything, can you?
And honestly, honestly, honestly, I think Dan Brown should kill himself because of her. Kick some asses, Kate! HIGH FIVE
Okay I know this will seem weird, but Alice at the beginning of the book drew the entrance to the cave. So I tried to sketch it as well. Maybe the result was not very satisfying, and it seems retarded lol but hey... Have a look.
My heart is hammering so fast at the moment. I am still living in the ecstasy of this book, in the world Kate Mosse has created where people live hundreds of years if they knew the right people wink wink just kidding... if they knew the right secrets.
The same happened to me when I finished (even if I broke up with my ex just after finishing it but that's not the point) Sepulchre.
Both Labyrinth and Sepulchre are books that once you finish and look around, for just a few seconds you wonder “where the hell am I?” but then everything comes back into you, and think: My life is soooo boring. (Even if so much death exists in her novels but I expected it)
I can't wait to read citadel. But not right now. I just want some time to descend from the ecstasy this book has lifted me into.
My life seems so empty right now.... Sigh :(
For anyone who liked “The DaVinci Code” and anyone who likes chick lit, will LOVE this book! The writing goes back and forth between two women in two different times, but instead of distracting me from the story, I wanted to keep reading to find out what happens next. All I can say is read it, you will not be disappointed.
I liked it. It's not as good as Katherine Neville's Eight, but better than Da Vinci Code. I like the mystery part of the book - the idea of that the secret is being protected by Goddess herself and thus it won't open if you are not worthy...
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3 primary booksLanguedoc is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2001 with contributions by Kate Mosse.
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