A good while ago I stumbled across a fascinating historical account. It brought the Reader to the closing days of the reign of King Andrew II of Hungary, reviving turbulent times in thirteenth-century Europe.

  The plot steers unto known waters of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray and Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus. Employing the demon Berith, twins seek unholy retribution for the murder of their kin.

J