And at journey’s end awaits a vision of what is best, and worst, in humankind. The road will lead him to a chill and terrible murder and a tale of passion gone awry. Now Cadfael sets out on a dangerous quest to find them. It was adapted for radio by BBC Radio 4 in 1992 1 and for television in 1995 by Central for ITV. It is the sixth novel in The Cadfael Chronicles, first published in 1982 ( 1982 in literature ). Why this holy man has been attacked and what his fevered ravings reveal soon give Brother Cadfael a clue to the fate of the missing travelers. The Virgin in the Ice is a medieval mystery novel by Ellis Peters, set in late 1139. A wounded monk, found naked and bleeding by the roadside, will surely die without Cadfael’s healing arts. The trio never reaches Shrewsbury, having disappeared somewhere in the wild countryside.Ĭadfael is afraid for these three lost lambs, but another call for help sends him to the church of Saint Mary.

Among them are two orphans from a noble family, a boy of thirteen and an eighteen-year-old girl of great beauty, and their companion, a young Benedictine nun. The Virgin in the Ice: The story begins with the historical sacking of Worcester in 1139, historical information is revealed, including a good inside look at English society in the middle ages and Cadfael sets out to look for a pair of royal youths who have been missing since the battle and solving murders along the way. Raging civil war has sent refugees fleeing north from Worcester. The winter of 1139 will disrupt Brother Cadfael’s tranquil life in Shrewsbury with the most disturbing of events. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Among those fleeing the carnage are the young Yves Hugonin, his older and headstrong sister Ermina and their governess, the Benedictine. It is the winter of 1140, and the civil war for the throne of England between King Stephen and the Empress has overrun the yown of Worcester. A monk embarks on a dangerous quest to find a trio of missing travelers in this medieval mystery by an Edgar Award–winning author. Buy THE VIRGIN IN THE ICE First THUS by Peters, Ellis (ISBN: 9780449205372) from Amazons Book Store. A BBC Radio adaptation by Bert Coules of the novel by Ellis Peters.

The Virgin in the Ice by Ellis Peters