contents part i the prologue introduction chapter 1 the reverend doctor thomas nandyke chapter 2 john morton , bishop of ely chapter 3 a further meeting and a mystery chapter 4 the workings of a school of mysteries chapter 5 in meditation chapter 6 a rebuke to thomas chapter 7 a plan of my own chapter 8 on eavesdropping chapter 9 king edward chapter 10 hatfield palace chapter 11 a little more of the school chapter 12 london and the great council chapter 13 the conspiracy against hastings chapter 14 the coronation that never was chapter 15 placing the princes chapter 16 a call to confession chapter 17 the first part of thomas confession chapter 18 of thomas comings and goings chapter 19 of my mind and thomas situation chapter 20 the second part of thomas confession chapter 21 the next step chapter 22 mortons solution chapter 23 brother thomas returns to the work chapter 24 a tudor riot chapter 25 the going out chapter 26 the coming in chapter 27 the bishops retribution chapter 28 history chapter 29 magic and other issues chapter 30 mortons final coupe comment so far part ii chapter 31 making ready chapter 32 the scheming of king louis chapter 33 the young gentlemen chapter 34 return to thomas chapter 35 return to king louis part iii chapter 36 a brave new world chapter 37 an end for bishop morton chapter 38 an end for legley chapter 39 a new beginning for william lord hastings chapter 40 checking for anomalies end notes after word on magic after word on reality after word on truth a prayer to maat list of hyperlinks *** the necromancer part i the prologue it was twenty years in gestation .