In the Heart of the Country

by Derek Bickerton

In the first volume of the Commandment trilogy, we left Zachary, the failed hermit, as he began to expiate his sins in the interior desert of fourth-century Egypt. This second volume links his story with that of Leila, the peasant girl whom the bandit Darion saved from rape at the hands of his gang. While Zachary goes through a series of bizarre experiences in a lost desert oasis, Leila travels to the White Monastery, ruled by the ruthless Shenoute,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0990432289
• ISBN13: 9780990432289
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Aignos Publishing, Incorporated
• Length: 470 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"