Mater Terribilis
core novel 2002 Nicolas Eymerich
Record
| First published | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  IT |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.70 (436 ratings, collected 2026-11-04) |
| Internal chronology | 8 |
Synopsis
In 1362 Inquisitor General Nicolas Eymerich is sent to Cahors in France to find out why two fellow friars died and why their bodies are in a strange condition. He witnesses prodigies: swarms of ravenous stag beetles, distortions of time, and friars who are deformed and deranged. The clues lead to the alchemical text Aurora Consurgens, falsely attributed to Thomas Aquinas, and to the Mater Terribilis, a hostile and destructive femininity. The same region appears seventy years later during the story of Joan of Arc and Gilles de Rais, and again in the twenty-first century, where soldiers of RACHE and Euroforce slaughter each other under electronic illusions that seem demonic.
Where it sits
- Universe: Nicolas Eymerich
- Series: Ciclo di Eymerich core; position 8 of 12 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Valerio Evangelisti
Notes
- First published in Italy by Mondadori in 2002.
- From the series record (Ciclo di Eymerich): Twelve novels following the fourteenth-century inquisitor Nicolas Eymerich, each pairing a medieval plot with a modern or future one.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Ciclo di Eymerich: position 8 of 12: previous Il castello di Eymerich (2001) · next La luce di Orione (2007)
Sources
← Nicolas Eymerich dossier · All universes
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