By Fire by Jason Landsel Paperback Book 9781636081434

A graphic novel dramatizes a true story of a corrupt ruler a courageous resister a daring alpine escape a refugee love story a reckless return a jealous traitor and a martyr burned alive at the stakeamp160King Ferdinand who will later become Holy Roman Emperor orders the eradication of all heretics in Tyrol and especially their leader Jakob Hutter Like other Anabaptists Hutter has rejected armed revolt and embraced nonviolence What if instead of overthrowing oppressive rulers he asks we create a peaceful and just alternative society ourselvesamp160Driven into hiding and eventually forced to flee through the mountains into Moravia Hutter realizes his dream and finds love But persecution follows him Despite death warrants he and his pregnant wife Katharina return to Tyrol to support the underground movement there They are betrayed by a friend turned informant and captured along with their baby Jakob is burned at the stake in the town square of Innsbruck Katharina escapes but soon meets a similar fateamp160Their story comes to life in this graphic novel the second in a series that dramatically recreates a littleknown chapter in the history of the Reformation These radicals labeled...