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A 2008 book by Karen Maitland, about a company of travelers in 1349. Our party is formed as the characters try to outrun ThePlague, but little did they know that it was the least of heir concerns.

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A 2008 book by Karen Maitland, about a company of travelers in 1349. Our party is formed as the characters try to outrun ThePlague, but little did they know that it was the least of heir their concerns.



* [[spoiler:AnyoneCanDie]]: [[spoiler: literally the point of the entire book.]]

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* [[spoiler:AnyoneCanDie]]: AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler: literally the point of the entire book.]]



* UnreliableNarrator: the story is told from Camelot's perspective, who may or may not have a bias against Narigorm.

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* UnreliableNarrator: the story is told from Camelot's perspective, who may or may not have a bias against Narigorm.Narigorm.
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* SignificantAnagram: Narigorm is an anagram of [[CelticMythology Morrigan]].

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* SignificantAnagram: Narigorm is an anagram of [[CelticMythology [[Myth/CelticMythology Morrigan]].
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* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler:Rodrigo]] was always the kind, optimistic member of the party, a voice of reason and reassurance, but by the end of the book, [[spoiler: the death of Jofre]] drove the once compassionate man to a great atrocity, namely [[spoiler: the murder of Zophiel]].
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* SinisterMinister: Many examples throughout the book, including [[spoiler: Zophiel]] and the Bishop's men.

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* SinisterMinister: Many examples throughout the book, including including the Pardoner, [[spoiler: Zophiel]] and the Bishop's men.

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* CassandraTruth: At the end of the book, Camelot tries to tell [[spoiler: what was left of the party that Narigorm is evil, but none of them believed him.]]

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* CassandraTruth: Played with. At the end of the book, Camelot tries to tell [[spoiler: what was left of the party that Narigorm is evil, but none of them believed him.]]]] We don't know what happened next.



** Averted with [[spoiler: Rodrigo, who possibly attempts to die by poisoning from the swampy gas.]]

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** Averted with [[spoiler: Rodrigo, who possibly maybe(?) attempts to die by poisoning from the swampy gas.]]gas]] but is saved by Camelot and Osmond before the poison took him.



* TeacherStudentRomance: [[spoiler: Briefly between Rodrigo and Jofre in the barn sex scene.]]

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* TeacherStudentRomance: [[spoiler: Briefly between Rodrigo and Jofre in the barn sex scene.]]]]
* UnreliableNarrator: the story is told from Camelot's perspective, who may or may not have a bias against Narigorm.
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A 2008 book by Karen Maitland, about a company of travelers during the outbreak of ThePlague.


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A 2008 book by Karen Maitland, about a company of travelers during in 1349. Our party is formed as the outbreak characters try to outrun ThePlague, but little did they know that it was the least of ThePlague.

heir concerns.




* AmbiguouslyBi: [[spoiler: Rodrigo has had relations with women, even has a baby-mama, but also participated in the steamy barn sex scene with Jofri.]]
* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler: literally the point of the entire book.]]

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* AmbiguouslyBi: [[spoiler:Rodrigo]] [[spoiler: Rodrigo has had relations with women, even has a baby-mama, but also participated in the steamy barn sex scene with Jofri.]]
* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler:AnyoneCanDie]]: [[spoiler: literally the point of the entire book.]]



* BigBad: Only revealed very late in the book, first we think the [[spoiler: wolf]] is the big bad, but it turns out to be [[spoiler: Narigorm]] all along.



* CassandraTruth: At the end of the book, Camelot tries to tell [[spoiler: what was left of the party that Narigorm is evil, but none of them believed him.]]



* DrivenToSuicide:
** [[spoiler: Pleseance kills herself out of fear of being discovered as a Jew.]]
** [[spoiler: Cygnus becomes insane from the swans tormenting him, and from the guilt of thinking that Rodrigo committed murder for him.]]
** Averted with [[spoiler: Rodrigo, who possibly attempts to die by poisoning from the swampy gas.]]



* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: We don't really know if Narigorm was really an evil sorceress, or maybe she was just wicked good at manipulation and suggestion.



* HistoricalFiction

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* HistoricalFictionHistoricalFiction: The story is set during the onset of the plague.
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* EnsembleCast: The story is told from Camelot's perspective, but it focuses almost equally on the stories of all nine characters.
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* FortuneTeller: Narigorm reads the runes to tell the future.



* KickTheDog: Zophiel repeatedly says cruel and hurtful things to everyone in the party, but especially Cygnus and Jofre.



* SinisterMinister: Many examples throughout the book, including [[spoiler: Zophiel]] and the Bishop's men.

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* SinisterMinister: Many examples throughout the book, including [[spoiler: Zophiel]] and the Bishop's men.men.
* TheSociopath: Narigorm, BIG TIME.
* TeacherStudentRomance: [[spoiler: Briefly between Rodrigo and Jofre in the barn sex scene.]]
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* ArcNumber: Nine, according to Narigorm.



* CreepyChild: Narigorm is heatless,

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* CreepyChild: Narigorm is heatless, heartless, and has none of the innocence that can be attributed to a child.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Zophiel is the king of this trope.


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* SignificantAnagram: Narigorm is an anagram of [[CelticMythology Morrigan]].

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* AmbiguouslyBi: [[spoiler: Rodrigo.]]

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* AmbiguouslyBi: [[spoiler: Rodrigo.Rodrigo has had relations with women, even has a baby-mama, but also participated in the steamy barn sex scene with Jofri.]]
* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler: literally the point of the entire book.
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* CreepyChild: Narigorm is heatless,



* SinisterMinister: Many examples throughout the book, including [[spoiler: Zophiel]].

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* SinisterMinister: Many examples throughout the book, including [[spoiler: Zophiel]].Zophiel]] and the Bishop's men.

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* AmbiguouslyBi: [[spoiler: Rodrigo.]]



* HistoricalFiction

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* HistoricalFictionBestialityIsDepraved: Inverted, several times. With Camelot's supposed step-father, Cygnus's origin, and the wolf-lady who Pleasance helped in labor.
* BenevolentBoss: Rodrigo to Jofre.
* BuryYourGays: [[spoiler: Jofre's horrific death.]]
* MeaningfulName: Cygnus is named after the swan constellation, under which he was born.
* HistoricalFiction
* SinisterMinister: Many examples throughout the book, including [[spoiler: Zophiel]].
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A 2008 book by Karen Maitland, about a company of travelers during the outbreak of ThePlague.

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A 2008 book by Karen Maitland, about a company of travelers during the outbreak of ThePlague.ThePlague.

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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Zophiel]] when he was murdered.
* HistoricalFiction
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A 2008 book by Karen Maitland, about a company of travelers during the outbreak of ThePlague.

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