title: In The Shadow Of War (The Dark Mage Chronicles) (Volume 1)
author:  Bradley R Mitzelfelt 
description: Brad grew up in central Illinois where his love for books flourished thanks to parents who were both readers. He started writing at a young age, and progressed when he attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois. There he worked on a writing minor, and started writing the short stories that led to writing his first book: In The Shadow Of War. Currently he holds as Master's Degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, and is a Graduate Architect in northern Indiana working on getting licensed.
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  The Black Robe
  
  
    
    
  BEFORE THE STORY  
    
  FIRST SCENE. BOULOGNE-SUR-MER.--THE DUEL.  
    
  [I  
    
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  SECOND SCENE. VANGE ABBEY.--THE FOREWARNINGS  
    
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  ](THE%20BLACK%20ROBE_split_001.html#filepos42325)[VII  
    
  ](THE%20BLACK%20ROBE_split_001.html#filepos47058)[VIII  
    
  ](THE%20BLACK%20ROBE_split_001.html#filepos59287)[IX  
    
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  BOOK THE FIRST  
    
  ](THE%20BLACK%20ROBE_split_001.html#filepos66371)[CHAPTER I. THE CONFIDENCES  
    
  ](THE%20BLACK%20ROBE_split_001.html#filepos72673)[CHAPTER II. THE JESUITS  
    
  ](THE%20BLACK%20ROBE_split_001.html#filepos88155)[CHAPTER III. THE
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