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Cover of The Whispering Swarm Book One Of The Sanctuary Of The White Friars

The Whispering Swarm Book One Of The Sanctuary Of The White Friars

Michael Moorcock (2013)

SubgenreFantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Chunky (400-600))
Setting
CSM age16
Goodreads3.05/5 (468)

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Death

Hero archetypes

Fish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Time-DisplacedReluctant Hero

Synopsis

Back in the Thirteenth Century, King Henry III granted a plot of land in the heart of London to an order of Friars known as the Carmelites. In return, they entered into a compact with God to guard a holy object. This sanctuary became a refuge for many of ill-repute, as the Friars cast no judgment and took in all who were in search of solace. Known as Alsatia, it did not suffer like the rest of the world. No Plague affected it. No Great Fire burned it. No Blitz destroyed it. Within its walls lies a secret to existence--one that has been kept since the dawn of time--a bevy of creation, where reality and romance, life and death, imaginary and real share the same world. One young man's entrance into this realm sends a shockwave of chaos through time. What lies at the center of this sacred realm is threatened for the first time in human existence.

Tags

Historical FantasyUrban FantasyLiterary FantasyMetafiction