The Crucible (trilogy)
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The Crucible is a series of three historical fantasy
novels written by Australian author Sara Douglass. The series is set around the adventures of English
friar and nobleman Thomas Neville – who finds himself caught up between the eternal struggle of the angel
s of Heaven
and the demon
s of Hell
, all against the backdrop of England and Europe in the throes of the profound crisis
of the Late Middle Ages
.
The Nameless Day
The first book of the trilogy. Published in 2000.
The Wounded Hawk
Second book of the trilogy. Published in 2001.
The Crippled Angel
Final book of the trilogy. Published in 2002.
Historical fantasy
Historical fantasy is a sub-genre of fantasy and related to historical fiction, which makes use of specific elements of real world history. It is used as an umbrella term for the sword and sorcery genre and sometimes, if fantasy is involved, the sword-and-sandal genre too...
novels written by Australian author Sara Douglass. The series is set around the adventures of English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
friar and nobleman Thomas Neville – who finds himself caught up between the eternal struggle of the angel
Angel
Angels are mythical beings often depicted as messengers of God in the Hebrew and Christian Bibles along with the Quran. The English word angel is derived from the Greek ἄγγελος, a translation of in the Hebrew Bible ; a similar term, ملائكة , is used in the Qur'an...
s of Heaven
Heaven
Heaven, the Heavens or Seven Heavens, is a common religious cosmological or metaphysical term for the physical or transcendent place from which heavenly beings originate, are enthroned or inhabit...
and the demon
Demon
call - 1347 531 7769 for more infoIn Ancient Near Eastern religions as well as in the Abrahamic traditions, including ancient and medieval Christian demonology, a demon is considered an "unclean spirit" which may cause demonic possession, to be addressed with an act of exorcism...
s of Hell
Hell
In many religious traditions, a hell is a place of suffering and punishment in the afterlife. Religions with a linear divine history often depict hells as endless. Religions with a cyclic history often depict a hell as an intermediary period between incarnations...
, all against the backdrop of England and Europe in the throes of the profound crisis
Crisis of the Late Middle Ages
The Crisis of the Late Middle Ages refers to a series of events in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries that brought centuries of European prosperity and growth to a halt...
of the Late Middle Ages
Late Middle Ages
The Late Middle Ages was the period of European history generally comprising the 14th to the 16th century . The Late Middle Ages followed the High Middle Ages and preceded the onset of the early modern era ....
.
Books
The trilogy comprises the following titles:The Nameless Day
The first book of the trilogy. Published in 2000.
The Wounded Hawk
Second book of the trilogy. Published in 2001.
The Crippled Angel
Final book of the trilogy. Published in 2002.