July 1209: in Carcassonne a young girl is given a mysterious book by her father which he claims contains the secret of the true Grail. Although Alais cannot understand the strange words & symbols hidden within she knows that her destiny lies in protecting it. It will take great sacrifice & faith to keep the secret of the labyrinth safe
- a secret that stretches back thousands of years to the deserts of Ancient Egypt.. . July 2005: Alice Tanner stumbles upon two skeletons during an archaeological dig in the mountains outside Carcassonne. Inside the hidden tomb where the bones lie crumbling she experiences an overwhelming sense of malevolence as well as a creeping understanding that however impossible it seems she can somehow understand the mysterious ancient words carved into the rock. Too late Alice realises she's set in motion a terrifying sequence of events that she cannot control & that her destiny is inextricably tied up with the fate of the Cathars 800 years before. Read by Anton Lesser & Emilia Fox. Anton Lesser has played many of the principal roles for the Royal Shakespeare Company including Petruchio Romeo & Richard III. His film work
Includes:: Charlotte Grey Eroica & The River Queen. He is active in radio & spoken word audio with a range from Paradise Lost & Homer to Hamlet. He is particularly known for recording the novels of Charles Dickens having won a Spoken Word Award for Great Expectations. Emilia Fox appeared in the BBC's PRIDE & PRJUDICE whilst still at university & has gone on to star in REBECCA DAVID COPPERFIELD BBC's 2009 MERLIN series & in 2012 starred as Lady Portia Alresford in UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS. She also reads regularly on Radio 4 & has taken over the role as Dr Nikki Alexander in the TV series SILENT WITNESS. Emilia has read numerous audiobooks including the MAGICAL CHILDREN series THE SWEETNESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIE by Alan Bradley & SECRETS OF THE TIDES by Hannah Richell for Orion.