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Wolf in Shadow

David Gemmell (1987)

SubgenreDystopian / Post-Apocalyptic
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesJon Shannow #1
SettingDystopian
CSM age16
Goodreads4.2

Content levels

ViolenceGraphic
Sexual contentMild
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

Graphic ViolenceWarMass Death

Positive tags

Redemption ArcMentor FigureHopeful Ending

Tropes

Post-ApocalypticDystopiaReluctant HeroMorally Gray ProtagonistClimate Fiction

Themes

SacrificeIdentityPower and Corruptiongrief

Synopsis

Three centuries after terrible floods drowned most of Earth's civilizations, humanity scratches for safety in a world of deadly evils. And through this world walks Jon Shannow, the Jerusalem Man. His quest is to find lost Jerusalem--and confront the world's evil, including the devil himself.

Tags

Weird WestPost-Apocalyptic FantasySword and GunTheological Fiction