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Profane Fire at the Altar of the Lord

Profane Fire at the Altar of the Lord


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David's business is a shambles. The trade in indulgences is dead and the bones of heretics smolder on the auto-da-fe'. All because of that mad monk, Martin Luther. What a prigg.

David is a merchant of deceit, a poet of lies. A dwarf, he claims to be a prince of a lost tribe of Israel. Along with his manservant Diogo, an actor, the masquerade delights the citizens of Rome. The food and beds are warm, the ladies plump and willing. The Jews of Rome whisper that David is their Messiah. The time is right for Christendom to join a powerful desert tribe to rain down death and destruction on the Muslim Turks. How could Europe not prevail?

In faraway France, a warlord struggles to regain his honor. He's the Duke of Bourbon, the victor in a great military conquest who has lost his family fortune. Bourbon turns traitor and joins his sworn enemy, the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. But the mercenaries he enlists are unpaid, underfed, and poorly shod. The money to pay their wages is in Rome.

Richly researched and irreverent, this story weaves actual historical characters and institutions into a wry tale of three men, each on a quest for fame and fortune.



About the Author :
Maley grew up in Kansas and resides in Oklahoma. His wife is a killer reading teacher in the Oklahoma City Public Schools. His income tax business gave him a chance to watch people behave badly under stress and sharpened his skills with fiction.

Review :
  • "...a powerful historical novel that weaves fiction and fact in such a way that any reader seeking to understand the roots of Muslim and Christian strife would do well to attend to this story." Midwest Review of Books, D. Donovan Senior Reviewer.

  • "...approaches the period from several unique angles-most notably, through the novel's focus on Judaism." Book Life Prize Reviews.

  • "...blends humor, irreverence and lust through the antics of David Reuveni, a dwarf who poses as a Hebrew, a Muslim, a salesman, and a prince, and Diogo Pires, an actor who comes to believe that he is the Messiah." Bart Frank.

  • "I am terribly impressed...You've done a magnificent job." Capt. Charles Morrison, USN (Ret.)

  • "...this one is THE Big Dog. Take Life of Brian, Little Big Man and a European history book, hit chop, add absinthe, and you have a very satisfying read." Revo Boulanger


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780986115844
  • Publisher: Jublio
  • Publisher Imprint: Jublio
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 348
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0986115843
  • Publisher Date: 25 Jan 2018
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Weight: 508 gr


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