5/22/2023 0 Comments Fawkes nadine brandes![]() ![]() Thomas must navigate the controversy and settle on the right course of action. But hundreds of parliament members, courtiers, pages, and servants will be massacred in the explosion. Thomas’s father has a plan: Assassinate King James and put a Keeper on the throne. The longer the king lives, the more innocent people who die. To increase the turmoil, England is overrun by a plague-ostensibly caused by the king’s reign-that turns people to stone. Keepers are a persecuted religious group who must hide their beliefs and color powers to avoid imprisonment and hanging. In Fawkes, the hero, Thomas, is a Keeper. ![]() Characters may need to wander through labyrinths of tyranny, persecution, murder, neglect, and revenge. ![]() But the path to transformation isn’t always that simple. Parvin Blackwater crosses the wall and learns to trust God. Henry York crawls through a cupboard and learns bravery. ![]() Eustace is sucked into a painting and learns humility. Sometimes a book’s theme is straightforward. Beware that this article and its companions will contain plot spoilers. Editor’s Note: This is the second part of our Unmasking Colorful Storytelling series, which explores the virtues of Fawkes by Nadine Brandes. ![]()
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