The Pilgrim of Hate
First edition | |
| Author | Ellis Peters |
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| Series | The Cadfael Chronicles |
| Genre | Mystery novel |
| Publisher | Macmillan |
Publication date | 1984 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) & audio book |
| Pages | 192 |
| ISBN | 033338248X |
| OCLC | 12879022 |
| Preceded by | Dead Man's Ransom |
| Followed by | An Excellent Mystery |
The Pilgrim of Hate is a medieval mystery novel by Ellis Peters, set in spring 1141. It is the tenth in the Cadfael Chronicles, and was first published in 1984.
This story takes place very soon after the preceding novel Dead Man's Ransom. Political events of The Anarchy are changing rapidly, with the crowned King Stephen held in prison, while the claimant Empress Maud tries to gain political and popular approval to replace him. Even in such troubled times, the Abbey holds the feast in honour of its own Saint Winifred, whose remains were taken (translated) from Wales four years earlier in the first of these tales, A Morbid Taste for Bones.
It was adapted for television in 1998 by Carlton Media for ITV.