John the Angelic: A Chronicle of Pope Joan

What is history, a faithful accounting of events or a carefully crafted narrative, edited and reshaped by the powerful to manipulate and undermine the powerless? John the Angelic, Volume I of A.P. Andes' quartet, The Latecoming West, explores one of history's most egregious omissions, excised from the record with cold precision: the brilliant, willful woman, Pope Joan.

A fearless yet soulful spirit, Joan is no stranger to the savagery of the Middle Ages. Born in Mainz, by sixteen she has su...