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    Forbidden Knowledge: Volume 1: Death of a Demon
    Forbidden Knowledge: Volume 1: Death of a Demon
    Forbidden Knowledge: Volume 1: Death of a Demon
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    Forbidden Knowledge: Volume 1: Death of a Demon

    By Steve Hewitt

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    At the beginning of the 13th century the Catholic Church launches a bloody campaign to destroy the Cathar heresy which has spread through southern France. As its forces destroy a village of heretics, a warrior comes face to face with an old man who has haunted his dreams. He is offered a chance to gain immortality in return for sparing the old man’s life and escorting him back to his master. Thus begins an epic journey which will involve forbidden knowledge, trust and betrayal, honour and deceit as the warrior finds himself at the heart of an ancient battle between implacable foes and tries to keep both himself and a young woman alive. Unsure who to trust, he must learn quickly as he journeys through The Veil to other worlds populated by strange and dangerous creatures. Meanwhile, in Victorian England, a priest ponders a momentous decision. More than he seems, the priest is an assassin working for a secret organisation on behalf of his church. He is caught up in a vicious war and worried that he may be on the losing side. He suspects there is a traitor within his own organisation. After his best friend is murdered he seeks revenge against a senior member of the organisation responsible. Meanwhile a young policeman becomes involved in a brutal murder investigation. Hampered by his over-bearing sergeant and an incompetent Inspector he has his own suspect to chase. But as truth becomes malleable, and the body count rises, can anyone put a stop to the bloodshed that rages across both time and space?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSteve Hewitt
    Release dateFeb 8, 2018
    ISBN9781370034680
    Forbidden Knowledge: Volume 1: Death of a Demon
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    Steve Hewitt

    Steve Hewitt hails from Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. Born in the 1950s, he grew up with a love of reading and an interest in science fiction inspired by his paternal grandfather. After studying economics at Nottingham University and health economics at York University, he embarked on a brief career as an academic, just as the UK Government ended the university tenure system. He next tried his hand at working for the NHS but soon realised that although it wanted to employ a health economist it didn’t want to use this particular skill-set. Tiring of the politician’s fondness for endless and largely pointless tinkering with the health service, he joined the national education department as an analyst, specialising in international comparisons. Out of the frying pan ... In 2005 he married Anne and, through her, met a friend who turned out to be a budding author. On announcing – as you do – that he’d always fancied having a go at writing a book, Steve was stunned when this new friend responded with ‘What’s stopping you?’ A little later he joined a writing group to begin learning the basic skills of producing a story. In 2013 Steve grasped an opportunity to take early retirement so that he could concentrate on writing, walking his dog and doing up his house – not necessarily in that order. He now spends his time writing, tracing claimants to unclaimed estates, walking his dog and entertaining his granddaughter – again, not necessarily in that order.

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