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Table of Contents
Praise for the Writing of Katherine Neville
Title Page
Epigraph
The Cave
Cumae, Italy: Autumn, A.D. 1870
Entering the Circle
Jerusalem: Early Spring, A.D. 32
The Witness
Snake River, Idaho: Early Spring, 1989
The Knot
The Rune
The Snake
The Matrix
The Merry-Go-Round
The Truth
Judea: Spring, A.D. 33
Brigantium: Summer, A.D. 34
Syrian Antioch: Autumn, A.D. 35
Rome: Spring, A.D. 37
The Return
The Gift
The Magus
The Axis
The Vineyard
The Mothers
The Blood
Tiberias, Galilee: Spring, A.D. 39
Rome: Noon, January 24, A.D. 41
Syrian Antioch: Passover, A.D. 42
Mona Island, Britannia: Autumn, A.D. 44
Rome: Spring, A.D. 56
The Lost Domain
Warp and Woof
Fire and Ice
Good and Evil
The Messenger
Camulodunum, Britannia: Spring, A.D. 60
Mona Island, Britannia: Autumn, A.D. 60
Londinium, Britannia: Early Spring, A.D. 61
Black Lake, Britannia: Beltaine, A.D. 61
Utopia
Uranus
The Dance
A Biography of Katherine Neville
Copyright Page