Synopsis:
"The year is 1517. Dismas is a relic hunter: one who procures
“authentic” religious relics for wealthy and influential clients. His
two most important patrons are Frederick the Wise, Elector of Saxony and
soon-to-be Cardinal Albrecht of Mainz. While Frederick is drawn to the
recent writing of Martin Luther, Albrecht pursues the financial and
political benefits of religion and seeks to buy a cardinalship through
the selling of indulgences. When Albrecht’s ambitions increase his
demands for grander and more marketable relics, Dismas and his artist
friend Dürer conspire to manufacture a shroud to sell to the
unsuspecting noble. Unfortunately Dürer’s reckless pride exposes
Albrecht’s newly acquired shroud as a fake, so Albrecht puts Dismas and
Dürer in the custody of four loutish mercenaries and sends them all to
steal Christ’s burial cloth (the Shroud of Chambéry), Europe’s most
celebrated relic.
On their journey to Savoy where the Shroud will be displayed, they battle a lustful count and are joined by a beautiful female apothecary. It is only when they reach their destination that they realize they are not alone in their intentions to acquire a relic of dubious legitimacy. Filled with fascinating details about art, religion, politics and science; Vatican intrigue; and Buckley’s signature wit, The Relic Master is a delightfully rich and intelligent comic adventure."
On their journey to Savoy where the Shroud will be displayed, they battle a lustful count and are joined by a beautiful female apothecary. It is only when they reach their destination that they realize they are not alone in their intentions to acquire a relic of dubious legitimacy. Filled with fascinating details about art, religion, politics and science; Vatican intrigue; and Buckley’s signature wit, The Relic Master is a delightfully rich and intelligent comic adventure."
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