Cynthea Masson duikt in de mysterieuze sferen van middeleeuwse mystiek en alchemie, waarbij ze verborgen betekenissen ontdekt binnen tradities die het westerse denken hebben gevormd. Haar werk verkent de ingewikkelde verbanden tussen spirituele zoektochten en vroege wetenschappelijke ondervragingen, waarbij ze zich vaak richt op hoe deze oude concepten resoneren in de hedendaagse cultuur. Masson benut haar academische achtergrond om diepgaand inzicht en nuance te brengen in haar literaire verkenningen. Haar schrijfstijl is scherpzinnig en boeiend, en nodigt lezers uit om tijdloze vragen te overwegen.
The narrative centers on a young boy born from a mystical vision amid the tensions between the adults in his life—Chava, Shira, Eli, and Jael. Shira grapples with her estrangement from Chava while raising Elijah and mourning her lost love. A pivotal moment occurs when Elijah goes missing at the beach, leading to a stranger, Jael, discovering him hidden in a tree. This act of rescue forges a connection between Jael and Shira, intertwining themes of desire, faith, and the complexities of familial relationships.
"Eternal conflicts between the Council and Rebel Branch escalate. Secrets about time-travel manipulation are revealed, uncomfortable truths about alchemical children are discovered, and Council dimension itself begins to disintegrate. Amidst this fallout, the Amber Garden dissolves, conjoined pairs suffer torturous separation, alchemists die in the process, and Cedar is banished to the outside world where she endures a living death within her conjoined partner. Efforts of both alchemists and rebels to resolve the dissolution of Council, and Flaw dimensions prove futile. People of the outside world experience ever-increasing political turmoil and the risk of environmental collapse. Mercifully, the alchemists have woven a thread of hope into an alchemically inscribed book, which they release into the outside world with the purpose of attracting new Initiates to Council. At first, Initiate Virginia appears to be a disrespectful interloper with whom Jaden loathes to work. However, their combined scribal efforts prove astoundingly powerful -- so much so that they are sent through time to inscribe critical messages into ancient manuscripts. Events associated with one such manuscript lead Cedar to propose a solution to the dimensional fallout: all remaining alchemists must permanently vacate Council dimension."-- Provided by publisher
Jaden is a new Initiate with the Alchemist's Council, but the more she learns the more she questions the Council and the mysterious erasure of bees from their ancient manuscripts. Jaden becomes caught between her responsibility to the Council and her growing allegiance to the Rebels. Can she save the worlds?
The anticipated second book in Cynthea Masson's series takes readers to Flaw Dimension, centuries before the events of book one. Rebel scribe Genevre, exploring secreted libraries with Dragonsblood pulsing through her young veins, accidentally discovers a 5th-Council manuscript with a long-forgotten alchemical formula whose implications could permanently transform both the Alchemists' Council and the Rebel Branch. The battle over free will for all of humanity continues in The Flaw in the Stone, the remarkable second instalment of this epic fantasy trilogy.
