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I've read other alternate world series, such as Taylor Anderson's "Destroyermen" and Terry Brooks' "Landover" series, and this book is on par with those. The story is interesting, and the character development is good throughout. The story builds throughout and leaves the reader eagerly anticipating the next volume in the series.

I recommend "The Pilgrims" to readers of fantasy and alternate world fiction. The story is loaded with action, and the characters are well-developed. Don't miss this very good entry into the alternate world genre.

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It tells the story of journalist Eric Albright and Stuart Casey, a homeless drunk, who stumble across a hidden door which leads them to the fantastical world of Levaal. Naturally, there is an evil overlord they have to defeat. As can be inferred from the ages of the protagonists, this is more adult contemporary fantasy than young adult.

The language and attitudes of the two main characters is more mature than that of your average Twilight or Mortal Instruments.

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First off, I need to be totally honest and say I was unable to finish this book. I started it at least a couple of times, and even bought it on Kindle as I find hardback books bulky and awkward to read now after several years of Kindling.

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Many species of birds have evolved flightless forms on islands. In , a drought caused the food supply to decrease and the total number of individual finches of all species to dropped. Elliott has crafted a vivid and fascinating world in Levaal. But like the 99 percent of all species that ever existed, all branches of mammal-like reptiles are now extinct, so they cannot join us in our pilgrimage. In the castle the sinister Lord Vous rules with an iron fist, and the Project, designed to effect his transformation into an immortal spirit, nears completion. Dawkins also tells personal stories about his childhood and time at university.

Yet, I was unable to get beyond the first third of the story. There was a lot I enjoyed about the book, but not quite enough to keep me reading, unfortunately. What i liked The worldbuilding. Elliott has crafted a vivid and fascinating world in Levaal. From what I read I felt there were some interesting seeds sown for future developments.

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I believe this is the first book in a planned trilogy. This applies even to magically encrypted speech. The local resistance is quick to see what an advantage that could give them and I enjoyed what I read of their adventures in spying. Point me in the direction of the evil overlord. A wonderful example in many ways is the golden reliquary statue of St. Foy was a martyr saint, a young girl executed by the Romans for her Christian beliefs. Her relics were brought to the abbey of Conques in the later ninth century. During the expansion of pilgrimage to Conques in the tenth century, the monks there actively promoted the cult of this saint and over time built for her relics a magnificent statue-like container which was embellished further in the centuries afterward.

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Gold sheeting was laid over a wooden core, and a metal crown and throne were added along with the jewels, antique cameos, and gold filigree work that adorn the garment. The head is actually a late-Roman parade helmet, readapted for this new purpose. The resulting representation of the saint is a powerful object of devotion, and as an image of sacred authority following the ancient Roman visual tradition of seated authority figures , it was an effective visual aid in the abbey's campaign to solicit donations in gold from the surrounding region.

Some of the donations were used in the creation of this exquisite reliquary, but most of the abbey's income from this campaign was used for trade and other projects. Foy statue thus represents and visualizes the very straightforward economic power of the reinvigorated cult of saints, just as it suggests how the devotional power of a relic could be enhanced by the creation of a work of visual beauty to contain it. Pilgrimages in the Middle Ages were such an important part of the general culture that they were represented in a wide range of art forms, including sculpture, jewelry, and manuscript illumination.

One of the most famous pilgrimage sites in Europe was the shrine of St. James of Compostela in the mountains of what is now northwestern Spain.

According to Christian legend, the apostle James the Greater evangelized Spain before his martyrdom in Asia Minor and his body was subsequently returned to Spain for burial. In the early ninth century, the hidden or forgotten grave was discovered at a site known as Compostela, and King Alfonso II of Asturias ordered the construction of a church at the site, designating it a cathedral. Almost immediately, pilgrims from other regions journeyed to the shrine, such was the importance of the cult of St. James came to stand for the ideal of a Spain made fully Christian again since the Muslim conquest of most of the peninsula in He became the patron saint of the Christian "Reconquest" of Spain.

The traffic of pilgrims from all over Europe to the shrine of Santiago de Compostela increased dramatically over the next two centuries in line with the general increase of pilgrimage activity in Europe until by about the cathedral of Santiago was one of the three most important pilgrimage centers in Latin Christendom, along with St. Peter's in Rome where the relics of St. Peter were preserved and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem site of Christ's own—empty—tomb. The volume of pilgrims necessitated a bigger church, and a new Romanesque cathedral was erected over the early medieval church.

A description of the new structure can be found in the Pilgrim's Guide to Santiago , written before the middle of the twelfth century. As was the case with pilgrimage routes elsewhere, commerce prospered with the increasing flow of pilgrims. Economic expansion due to pilgrimage brought about the growth of towns along the route and encouraged rulers and wealthy landowners along the way to capitalize on the traffic by promoting the cults of local saints and patronizing the arts associated with pilgrimage.

Thus, the major routes through France and Spain to Santiago can be traced today from one pilgrimage church to another, through once-thriving town centers and along major monastic foundations.

In the visual art of the Middle Ages , pilgrims can be recognized by the walking staffs and scrips or food sacks that they carry with them. Pilgrims to Santiago also wear the signature scallop shell of St. James on their cloaks, hats, and bags. Item Location see all Item Location. Show only see all Show only.

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