This novel is a sequel to Damiano. Set against the turbulent backdrop
of the Italian Renaissance, this alternate history takes place in a
world where real faith-based magic exists.
Our hero is Damiano Dalstrego. He is a wizard's son, an alchemist and
the heir to dark magics. Shattered by the demonic fury of his dark
powers, Damiano Delstrego has forsaken his magical heritage to live as a
mortal man.
Accompanied only by the guidance of the Archanagel Raphael, the chidings
of a brash young rogue, and the memory of a beautiful pagan witch,
Damiano journeys across a plague-ridden French countryside in search of
peace. But the Father of Lies reaches out once again to grasp him. And
to avert the hellish destiny awaiting him, Damiano must challenge the
greatest forces of darkness, armed only with the power of his love and
the music of his lute.
The final volume of this story is Raphael.