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The Silver Skull

Mark Chadbourn (2009)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesSwords of Albion #1
Setting
CSM age16
Goodreads3.53
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Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentMild
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

ViolencePolitical ViolenceAssassinationDeathTerrorism

Positive tags

AdventureQuestHigh AngstSurvival

Hero archetypes

Spy / OperativeSoldier Returned

Protagonist archetypes

Reluctant Hero

Tropes

Political IntrigueCourt IntrigueRace Against TimeHistorical FantasyElizabethan SettingSpy FictionDoomsday DeviceCold War AllegoryAssassination PlotReluctant HeroQuest

Themes

Loyalty and BetrayalEspionageNational SecurityDuty vs MoralityPolitical IntrigueSurvival Against OddsRenaissance Politics

Synopsis

The Silver Skull" features a devilish plot to assassinate the queen, a Cold War enemy hell-bent on destroying the nation, and a race against time to stop the ultimate doomsday device.

Tags

Historical FantasySpy FictionThrillerAlternative History