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Violence
A lot
Military violence; the Seven Years' War; family secrets with lethal implications
Language
Barely any
Period language
Sexual Content
Some
Lord John's feelings for Percy Wainwright develop; handled with discretion
Substance Use
Barely any
Period military culture; drinking
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Family honor and what it costs; the discovery that a parent was not who you believed
What this book is about
Lord John's investigation into his father's death decades ago intersects with current Jacobite plotting and a secret about his family that changes everything he understood about himself. Brotherhood of the Blade is the most ambitious of the Lord John novels, dealing with his family's full history.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Lord John's gay relationship—treated with historical dignity
Military battle violence
Family secret involving treason
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