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Now, contrast that with the opening pages of a catastrophic priest novel. Often, the protagonist has already lost. He is an excommunicated inquisitor. A war chaplain who survived a massacre that broke his mind. A healer who resurrected a monster by accident.

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These novels do not offer easy answers. They offer catharsis through collapse. Now, contrast that with the opening pages of