Following the tradition of his Jewish faith to wrestle with God, and grieving the death of a friend from the first novel, Kinderman is struggling to reconcile the concept of a loving God with a world where pain and evil seem to rule the day. Is this a copycat, or is something supernatural afoot? After the events of The Exorcist, Kinderman is no longer sure. Impossibly the murders mirror that of a long dead serial killer. Legion follows the Jewish detective Lieutenant Kinderman as he investigates a string of murders, beginning with the cruel crucifixion of a young boy. To my surprise, I enjoyed this even more than The Exorcist. The text pages are set in Copernicus and Erler Titling, and are printed offset on Mohawk and Cougar papers.Let me just say right off the bat that this book has the single best plot twist I have ever read.Ī sequel to Blatty’s famous The Exorcist, I was initially skeptical, thinking that this might be one of those sequels that the publisher pushed the author to write, rather than one that flowed naturally from the events of the first book. The Numbered and Lettered editions are signed by Michael Peter Blatty and Matt Mahurin, and the Artist edition is signed by Matt Mahurin. The editions measure 6” x 9” and feature six full color illustrations by Matt Mahurin as well as a new exclusive introduction by Michael Peter Blatty. The signed limited edition of Legion by William Peter Blatty is presented in three states: Artist, Numbered and Lettered. In 1990, William Peter Blatty adapted Legion into The Exorcist III, both writing the screenplay and directing the motion picture. Critics called the novel “infinitely more suspenseful than The Exorcist” ( Los Angeles Times), “mesmerizing and horrifying” ( USA Today), and “heart-skipping horror” ( Cosmopolitan). Legion was first published in 1983-twelve years after the enormous success of The Exorcist. Why does each victim suffer the same dreadful mutilations? Why are two of the victims priests? Is there a connection between these crimes and another series of murders that took place twelve years ago? To discover the answers and solve the case, Lieutenant Kinderman will have to grapple with the ultimate mystery of faith. His investigation leads him to a cast of unusual suspects: An elderly woman who witnessed the crime, a neurologist grieving the loss of his wife, a psychiatrist with a macabre sense of humor, and a mysterious mental patient locked in silent isolation.Īs the detective follows a bewildering trail that links these individuals, he confronts a new enigma at every turn. When a deaf-mute boy is found horribly murdered in a mock crucifixion, Lieutenant Kinderman sees it not only as a crime but as a larger mystery: whether or not a merciful God can exist if He allows such monstrous evil. A deeply philosophical mystery filled with suspense and horror, Legion is William Peter Blatty’s sequel to The Exorcist.

Legion blatty