Through the Lion’s Gate, A Medieval Tale of Intrigue and Transmutation, is the first volume in an upcoming trilogy, which will include a Prequel and Sequel.
In his quest to make gold, Elias Dorn, an alchemist in 1352 London, seeks the Key to the Philosopher’s Stone and, ultimately, divinity—a pursuit considered to be blasphemy in the eyes of the Church. Fearing for his life, he has to work in secret, and if he actually were to succeed in making gold, both King Edward III and Archbishop Islip will want the riches for themselves.
Since the beginning of time, people have sought answers to the universal questions in search of the true self. Having been interested in alchemy and history since the author was a boy, Through the Lion’s Gate is the novel he’s always wanted to read. Written in the mythopoetic tradition, it weaves the arcane craft of seeking gold, in a time of terror and self-doubt left by the plague and the 100 Years War, into the quest for transformation toward a higher goal, from the outer realm to the inner.
Spanning from Portugal to Spain to London, Through the Lion’s Gate is based on actual events, places, and historical characters, including the Tower of London, the Plague, the 100 Years War, the King and Queen of England, the Duke and Duchess of Lancaster, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Chaucer family.
Click here for a list of topics and figures in the book. Although this is a work of fiction, based on historical characters, places, and events, everything in the story could have happened for real, and nothing in history would have been changed.
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316 pages, paperback
Printed in the U.S.A.
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