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THE FLOWERS OF EVIL
The Flowers of Evil is the sequel to The Waste Land. It takes up the story of Hugh de Verdon in the early years of the Twelfth Century, a turbulent period when the victorious First Crusaders fought to hold on to the lands that they had won in Outremer. Unfinished business from The Waste Land takes Hugh on a journey of vengeance and fulfillment to Aleppo, Damascus, Petra and Jerusalem. He battles his old adversaries Baldwin of Boulogne, now King of Jerusalem, Hasan-i Sabbah and the Assassins, and meets the Templars.
Hugh’s story is once again translated and edited by the dons of St Lazarus’ College, Oxford. They have been delighted by the commercial success of their first volume and hope to repeat their achievement with The Flowers of Evil. This has unexpected and sinister consequences for them.
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