Recommended Age:
14
+
Best for independent readers continuing the series who enjoy historical fiction that brings its characters into direct contact with major world events.
About the Book
In this eleventh installment of a historical saga, the Napoleonic Wars provide a backdrop of renewed danger as several characters are drawn into the conflict surrounding the Hundred Days — Napoleon's brief return to power — and the Battle of Waterloo. The novel brings historical events into direct contact with the series' characters for the first time since the early books.
Content Ratings
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Moderate Themes
Themes of war, the fear of loss, and the human cost of historical military conflict are emotionally significant and require moderate maturity.
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Moderate Violence
Battle scenes from Waterloo and military conflict are depicted with historical weight; more violent than most books in the series but not gratuitously graphic.
