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The devil's diadem

Sara Douglass (2011)

SubgenreFantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages522 (Chunky (400-600))
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads4.08/5 (982)
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Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentModerate
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

DeathPlague/EpidemicViolenceMurderBody HorrorBloodCaptivityDeath of Parent

Positive tags

SurvivalCourageSelf-DiscoveryHistorical Detail

Hero archetypes

AristocratDark Lord / Tyrant

Heroine archetypes

Commoner / PeasantLady / Aristocrat

Protagonist archetypes

Reluctant HeroOutcast / Loner

Tropes

Dark LordHidden IdentityCourt IntrigueMedieval EuropeanFish out of WaterHaunted LocationMorally Gray Protagonist

Themes

SurvivalSecrets and LiesPower and CorruptionClass StrugglePlague and MortalityLoyalty and BetrayalMedieval Society

Synopsis

While attending to Lady Adelie, wife to the Earl of Pengraic, as a terrible plague sweeps across Europe, young noblewoman Maeb Langtofte discovers that the walls of Pengraic castle are no longer safe after stumbling upon the Earl's dark secret.

Tags

Historical FantasyGothicDark FantasyPlague Fiction