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Book I
A peasant boy’s medieval village is assailed by bandits—his family broken and his memory lost. Nursed to health at a nearby Benedictine abbey, the boy, Xan (pronounced "Zan"), befriends a young monk. But when the bandits raid the monastery, Xan must discover the common thread behind these seemingly unconnected attacks.
Are they related to the shadowy figure he has seen lurking on the abbey grounds? |