Pontiff and the Prophet Volume Ii

The second volume of The Pontiff and The Prophet trilogy (The City and TheWilderness) tells the story of Antonlonello (the Prophet), his escape throughthe northern wilderness of Norumbega, his capture, and death in the levels ofQuebec. It also depicts the various aspects of life lived in the theocratic worldUtopia of a far distant future. It portrays the outlawed prophetic movement calledthe Ekklessia, life in the slum city of Sordesium, and it tells the story of the secondand third generations of Prophet followers. The novel concludes with the story of Victor Dutton and Olivia Preager in the greatdomed cities of Boston, Quebec, and Rome. Dutton is suspected of conspiracy in thedeath of the Prophet. An investigation follows that reaches into the highest levelsof the Pontifi cal Utopia. A number of central characters populate this utopiantrilogy - among the most important being the mysterious fi gure of Mecox. Thestory refl ects the internal struggles and early evolution of multiple Christianities,and the slow emergence of orthodoxy.