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Vicious Catholic clergymen persecute benevolent Cathars in thirteenth-century France as two childhood friends, Peter and John, explore the philosophies and futures each sect offers. Despite an intriguing topic, this exploration of faith and power ends up being too superficial. Wilson's prose is descriptive of the time, but can be plodding.