[Jude of Calder 02] • Propolis

This omnibus edition contains both Bright Belovèd and Propolis: the first and second Reeve's Tales. Bright Belovèd takes you by the scruff, immersing you in an alternative present-day England, where subtle and unnerving magics lie just under the surface. In this new world of beauty and decay, Reeve Jude must use her strength and intellect to catch a predator and change the course of history. The medieval world is brought to life. Pilgrims are hunted by beasts from the darkest imaginings. The newly-made world hums with violence and heart-stopping beauty. Who or what is snatching young women so secretly from the enclosing walls of an English Abbey? Jude must solve four complex crimes in this page-turning, gripping mystery. Under the gaze of heaven, the game is on.

In Propolis, the second Reeve's Tale, Jude travels to a mid-summer paradise of extraordinary and ancient fecundity. It should have been a paradise, but the mysterious death of a boy-child raises the old fears of vengeful elves. Jude must untangle myth from motive, and save the lives of the islanders' greatest treasure - their children. Propolis is a tale as sweet as solstice honey, and as busy as the teeming earth. Terrible things are done in the name of love.