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Violence
A lot
Battle and ambush violence with a notably gory sequence in the closing chapters; Bear is tortured and maimed, and villagers turn murderous against an outsider they take for a witch
Language
None
No profanity; period oaths only
Sexual Content
None
None
Substance Use
Barely any
Ale and inn drinking as period backdrop
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Mob superstition, disfigurement and cruelty toward the physically different are central
What this book is about
Crispin and Bear flee a secret brotherhood; Bear is badly wounded and Crispin must decide who he is without him. Reviewers describe this second volume as "breathtaking and oft-brutal," with surprisingly gory violence concentrated near the end, and as a book a twelve-year-old handles better than a ten-year-old. It is more interested in war, superstition and religious cruelty than the first book was, and Crispin's moral choices get harder.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Gory violence in the final act
Mob cruelty toward a disfigured child
Torture of a central character
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