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But two orphans and their companion, a nun, don't arrive from Worcester, and Cadfael is despatched from the Abbey to try and locate them in the harsh winter landscape of frost and snow. Get A Copy. Paperbackpages. More Details Original Title. Chronicles of Brother Cadfael Other Editions 4. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of The Second Cadfael Omnibus: Saint Peters Fair book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Second Cadfael Omnibusplease sign up. Be the first to ask a question about Second Cadfael Omnibus. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of Second Cadfael Omnibus: St. I planned to read one story, then shift to another book before returning to story two, then repeat the process for story three. However, I could not stop reading the book! I was completely and happily absorbed from the first page to the last. Nov 08, Lance rated it liked it Shelves: serieshistorical-fictionlooking-for-clues. Ramping up the tension as the characters become more familiar and the civil war rumbles along fruitlessly behind the plots of the main mysteries. Peter's Fair : A thriller of civil war betrayal and an examinations of the motivations of the merchant class. An especially dark murder. The Leper of St. Giles : a really interesting portrayal of disability amongst the previously physically strong, and recovery amongst the long-term sick. Brother Mark's starring moment. It's a shame the young male co-p Ramping up the tension as the characters become more familiar and the civil war rumbles along fruitlessly behind the plots of the main mysteries. It's a shame the young male co-protagonist with Cadfael is extremely annoying. The Leper of Saint Giles with genuine peril for two children lost in the civil war, held together by the appearance of Cadfael's beautiful son Olivier, a Syrian Galahad. Some deeply sad reflection on the vulnerability the Virgin in the Ice children, women, and the mind. Jul 26, Debbie Johansson rated it really liked it. Three more great stories in one book, which is convenient, as these three take place one after the other. Once again, Ellis Peters creates interesting plot lines, great characters, and is well researched. I really enjoy this series and I'll be sure to add more Cadfael books to my bookshelf. Dec 15, Thalia rated it really liked it Shelves: medievalmystery. I really liked having an Omnibus in partso as I ended one Cadfael story, I could the Virgin in the Ice into the next, and realize how much or little time has elapsed between the stories. 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Edith Mary Pargeter, OBE, BEM was a prolific author of works in many categories, The Second Cadfael Omnibus: Saint Peters Fair history and historical fiction, and was also honoured for her translations of Czech classics; she is probably best known for her murder mysteries, both historical and modern. Born in the village of Horsehay Shropshire, Englandshe had Welsh ancestry, and many of her short stories and books both fictional and non- fictional were set in Wales and its borderlands. The Second Cadfael Omnibus: Saint Peters Fair wrote under a number of pseudonyms; it was under the name Ellis Peters that she wrote the highly popular series of Brother Cadfael medieval mysteries, many of which were made into films for television. Other books in the series. Chronicles of Brother Cadfael 1 - 10 of 20 books. Books by Ellis Peters. Need another excuse to treat yourself to a new book this week? We've got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day. 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The Virgin in the Ice is a medieval mystery novel by Ellis Petersset in late It is the sixth novel in The Cadfael Chroniclesfirst published in in literature. The novel is set in real places in England during the Anarchythe period of civil war between King Stephen and Empress Maud. The wars and disorder allow marauders with no loyalty to either faction to pillage and burn. Reviews at the time of publication were generally positive. The plot was commended, as Cadfael did his "usual astute detective work" as was the historical detail, "Peters' reliable medieval performance as always", but "the formula is starting to show slight signs of fatigue. In Novemberthe Empress's armies have attacked and pillaged Worcester. Among those the Virgin in the Ice fled the city were two noble children in the Benedictine Order's care and a nun. They have vanished. The children's uncle and guardian, a supporter of the Empress, is refused permission to enter the King's lands to search for them. As the first snowstorms of winter sweep the countryside, Brother Cadfael of Shrewsbury Abbey goes to the Benedictine Priory at Bromfield near Ludlow to treat a monk who has been attacked and left for dead. The injured Brother, Elyas, babbles about a party of refugees who might well be those sought. Cadfael sends word to Shrewsbury and rides into the snow-covered countryside to search for them. He finds one, the boy Yves Hugonin, sheltering with a forester. As they ride to Bromfield, Yves tells Cadfael The Second Cadfael Omnibus: Saint Peters Fair his headstrong sister Ermina eloped four nights previously, and he became lost in the woods when he tried to pursue them. As they cross a frozen stream, Cadfael sees the body of a young woman frozen into the ice. Fearing it is that of Ermina, the Virgin in the Ice conceals his discovery from Yves. Joined by his friend, Deputy Sheriff Hugh Beringar, he retrieves the body from the ice. It does not match the Leper of Saint Giles description of Ermina and Yves identifies it as Ermina's tutor, Sister Hilaria. The smallholding where Hilaria and the children had sheltered has been attacked and destroyed by brigands, although the smallholder is safe at nearby Cleeton. His place was destroyed on the night of the Virgin in the Ice first heavy snow. Sister Hilaria had left with Brother Elyas a few hours before. Beringar also hears The Second Cadfael Omnibus: Saint Peters Fair a dark, armed stranger dressed as a commoner who has been enquiring after the Hugonin children. The king's retainer in Ludlow tells Beringar that the brigands have attacked other isolated settlements, committing indiscriminate murder. Cadfael surmises that Elyas and Hilaria were two of their chance victims. One of the destroyed settlements was the manor of Callowleas, which belonged to Evrard Boterel, Ermina's suitor. He and Ermina fled to Ledwyche, another manor he held. He relates that Ermina, concerned for her brother, left to search for him. Boterel rode after her, but collapsed from a knife wound in the shoulder. Overnight, another snowstorm blows up. When Yves tells Elyas that Hilaria is dead, he becomes distressed and walks purposefully out of the priory. Yves fails to turn him back. They reach a shepherd's hut, where Elyas appears to confess to Hilaria's murder. As dawn approaches, Yves hears noises nearby and goes to seek help, but runs into the arms of the brigands, who take him prisoner. He contrives to leave a trail of wine drops in the new-fallen snow. At the same time, Ermina appears at Bromfield, accompanied by a stranger who immediately vanishes. She is filled with remorse that her reckless conduct led indirectly to Hilaria's death, but Cadfael insists that the the Leper of Saint Giles belongs to the murderer. She tells Cadfael that the stranger is Olivier de Bretagne, a Syrian-born squire in her uncle's service, with whom she is clearly in love. Cadfael wonders why Elyas was first attacked more the Virgin in the Ice a mile from where Hilaria's body was found. Near the stream, he finds the shepherd's The Second Cadfael Omnibus: Saint Peters Fair. Inside he discovers Elyas's cloak and Hilaria's blood-stained habit and wimple. Casting about, he finds the trail of Yves and the bandits, and follows it to the brigands' fort on Titterstone Clee Hill. Cadfael guides Beringar's armed men to the fort. They attack, but the brigands' leader le Gaucher forces them to withdraw by threatening Yves. As night falls, Olivier de Bretagne enters the fort by stealth and overcomes the brigand guarding Yves on the tower. They cannot escape but Yves realises that Beringar and Cadfael must be nearby and raises a racket to alert them. Beringar and his men attack again, and set fire to the fort. As the fire threatens them, Yves and Olivier try to break out but Yves collides with le Gaucher and is taken hostage again. Brother Elyas wanders into the battle and confronts le Gaucher who, unnerved by the sight of The Second Cadfael Omnibus: Saint Peters Fair man he had left for dead, lets go of Yves. Olivier then kills le Gaucher in single combat before disappearing. The leaderless brigands are captured or killed. At Bromfield, Yves tells Cadfael of Elyas's apparent confession but Cadfael realises that when Elyas and Hilaria sheltered together in the hut, Elyas, tormented by desire, left her alone but with his cloak for warmth. He then fell victim to the brigands. His failure to protect Hilaria has tortured Elyas but Cadfael reassures him that he did all for the best. Evrard Boterel arrives at Bromfield. Cadfael invites him into the chapel where Hilaria awaits burial. Dressed in Hilaria's wimple and habit, Ermina confronts Evrard, forcing a startled confession from him. She then tells Cadfael and Beringar that she turned against Boterel when he fled Callowleas rather than defend his the Virgin in the Ice. At Ledwyche, he tried to take her by force but she wounded him with a knife, and ran into the woods. She saw Boterel ride out and return with his wound opened. Boterel confesses his crime. He came upon Sister Hilaria in the hut, raped her and smothered her to stop her screams. Ermina tells Cadfael that Olivier will come for her and Yves after Compline. When Olivier arrives, Cadfael suggests waiting until Matinswhen they can leave undetected. Olivier tells of his early years in Syria and of his mother, Mariam. Cadfael realises that Olivier is his own son. Elyas is recovering his peace of mind, Hilaria's The Second Cadfael Omnibus: Saint Peters Fair is in prison, the brigands are exterminated, and Yves and Ermina are on their way to their the Virgin in the Ice care. With their tasks accomplished, Beringar and Cadfael return to Shrewsbury, with Cadfael dazed. The Hugonin children's ordinary life events become life-threatening adventures between the siege of Worcester, highly political, [5] and the brigands of Shropshire, thieves out for themselves in a lawless era. The Earl of Worcester quickly moved to avenge this attack, keeping the dispute for the crown of England moving at its damaging pace. This novel makes real the effect of the Anarchy on ordinary people, even noble children being educated in monasteries and convents. This period was named The Anarchy, not simply civil war, because so much chaos and danger befell the land, "when Christ and his saints were asleep". King Stephen had besieged and taken Ludlow Castle inbestowing it on Josce de Dinanthe Leper of Saint Giles man he viewed as loyal to him but with other forces influencing his ambitions. The Benedictine Abbey in Shrewsbury was and is a real place, [8] as are the surrounding locations, such as the Bromfield Priory [9] near The Leper of Saint Giles. Pershore Abbeythe home location of Brother Elyas, is now an Anglican parish church. He first encountered the Hugonin party near Cleoburyon his route from Pershore to Bromfield, as the two abbeys negotiated over relics. Cadfael rode out to a holding of Wenlock Priory at Godstoke[10] returning via a shorter route between Brown Clee Hill and Titterstone Clee Hillwhen he found the forester who sheltered young Yves. The village that was the safe place on the hill for the smallholder John Druel is now named Cleeton St Mary. The area of one manor held by the man pursuing Ermina is in the real location of Ledwyche. The siege of Worcester did occur. Noncombatants were subject to considerable violence if the battles erupted near them, or to violence from brigands or lawless barons with no battles in the vicinity. These things, and more than we can say, did we suffer during nineteen years because of our sins. The Crusader now herbalist monk in the Benedictine Abbey, Cadfael learns by the return of the Empress's supporters to England that he fathered a son all those years ago. Cadfael learns of him when he first sees The Second Cadfael Omnibus: Saint Peters Fair, a grown man in his twenties. Nor can he spend much more than a few hours with him, as this son is squire to a supporter of the The Virgin in the Ice in a shire now held by the King and must move to safer ground. He keeps this news to himself, letting his son go without telling him whom he had met. Kirkus Reviews liked the novel, saying "Peters' reliable medieval performance as the Leper of Saint Giles but is liking the series less "though the formula is starting to show slight signs of fatigue. Publishers Weekly commented on an audio edition inand said that "The mystery itself eventually yields to the clamour of civil war, but this historical adventure is bound to please mystery fans and history buffs alike. The review the Leper of Saint Giles AudioFilean online magazine said that "This chronicle ranks as a favorite in the series. Cecily Felber, author of several novels set in the time of the Anarchy, [15] said that this is her "absolute favorite Brother Cadfael story! She felt that Brother Cadfael "has definitely entered the ranks of great fiction detectives alongside Sherlock Holmes and Lord Peter Wimsey. You really do feel as though you are in that long-lost world lit only by fire, where it's quiet and green and life moves at a pace most people can be happy in. Although all the books in The Second Cadfael Omnibus: Saint Peters Fair series have been translated to languages other than English, this is the longest list of languages found for one specific novel so far, seventeen. The book became the first episode in the second series and fifth episode overall in the Cadfael series by Central Television in late The plot of this episode differed more than most from the original novel. The action was moved from Ludlow to Cadfael's "home" abbey of Shrewsbury; Brother Elyas's part was replaced by that of Cadfael's young and callow assistant in the herb gardens, Brother Oswin Mark Charnockand extra plot elements were introduced to explain the presence of the brigands and the The Second Cadfael Omnibus: Saint Peters Fair unmasking of the murderer. Olivier Robert Cavanahone of the few who remained loyal, was the only one to escape alive, albeit wounded. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Virgin in the Ice First edition.