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The Black Rood
2000·451 pages
Duncan retraces his father's crusade to recover the Black Rood relic, navigating Templar guardians, Byzantine intrigue, and desert conflicts in a tale of faith and adventure.
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Duncan retraces his father's crusade to recover the Black Rood relic, navigating Templar guardians, Byzantine intrigue, and desert conflicts in a tale of faith and adventure.
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The Great Crusade is long over, or so Duncan, son of Murdo, believes until a long-lost uncle appears from the East bearing tales of immense treasure. Though the Iron Lance had been won for the emperor, an even holier relic has been found: the Black Rood—the prayer-worn, blood-stained remnant of the True Cross—now endangered by the greedy ambitions of ruthless crusader barons bent on carving kingdoms from the desert sands of the Middle East. When Duncan’s life is shattered by tragedy, he sets sai...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Violence & gore
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Crusade battles and peril; gruesomely vivid Crucifixion narrative
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Religious content
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Holy relic quest, pilgrimage, Templars, and central Christian mysticism
Magic & witchcraft
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Mild mystical spiritual elements within a Christian framework
Occult / demonology
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Black Mary cult lore and alternative relic traditions referenced
Political content
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Crusader barons, Byzantine intrigue, and East-West power struggles
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Personal tragedy drives quest; vivid Crucifixion suffering depicted
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