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summary of 255 ratings (see reviews)
Moods
adventurous 20%
dark 20%
relaxing 20%
tense 20%
Pace
slow 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | Plot: 33%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%Loveable characters?
Yes: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Average rating
214 pages | first published 1979
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Description
In the summer of 1138, war between King Stephen and the Empress Maud takes Brother Cadfael from the quiet world of his garden into a battlefield of passions, deceptions, and death. Not far from the safety of the abbey walls, Shrewsbury Castle fall...
214 pages | first published 1979
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Description
In the summer of 1138, war between King Stephen and the Empress Maud takes Brother Cadfael from the quiet world of his garden into a battlefield of passions, deceptions, and death. Not far from the safety of the abbey walls, Shrewsbury Castle fall...Content Warnings
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Community Reviews
summary of 255 ratings (see reviews)
Moods
adventurous 20%
dark 20%
relaxing 20%
tense 20%
Pace
slow 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | Plot: 33%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%Loveable characters?
Yes: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Average rating