a shadow with predatory, terrifying talons. The Owl Killers By: Karen Maitland Narrated by: David Thorpe Length: 17 hrs and 45 mins Release date: 04-20-11 Language: English 10 ratings Regular price: 37. I was fairly impressed by both books because of their unusual Middle Ages setting, and their collection of characters.

Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. For she dies a gruesome death after spitting the sacramental host into flames that can't burn it - what magic is this? Or is the martyr now a saint and the host a holy relic? Accusations of witchcraft and heresy run rife while the Owl Masters rain down hellfire and torment on the women, who must look to their faith to save them from the lengthening shadow of Evil. I was reading the Shardlake thread and wondered if anybody had read either Company of Liars or The Owl Killers by Karen Maitland. Buy The Owl Killers by Maitland, Karen from Amazons Fiction Books Store. Why do their crops succeed when village crops fail their cattle survive despite the plague? But petty jealousy turns deadly when the women give refuge to a young martyr. This dark status quo is disturbed by the arrival of a house of religious women, who establish a community outside the village.

Deep in the heart of countryside lies an isolated village governed by a sinister regime of Owl Masters - theirs is a pagan world of terror and blackmail, where neighbour denounces neighbour and sin is punishable by murder. Maitland, Karen The Owl Killers ISBN 13: 9780141031897 The Owl Killers Maitland, Karen 3.