''The Brotherhood of the Rose'' is the first novel in a trilogy by

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, first published in 1983. It is followed by ''The Fraternity of the Stone'' (1985) and ''The League of Night and Fog'' (1987), and a short story, '' The Abelard Sanction''.

Story

''The Brotherhood of the Rose'' tells the story of Saul and Chris, two orphans from Philadelphia. They are adopted by a man named Elliot, who treats the boys like his own children and raises them to become assassins, but when a mission goes wrong for Saul, and Chris is involved in an international incident, they begin to question their lives and their missions, and start to see Eliot in a new light.

In other media

Television

The novel was adapted by

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as ''Brotherhood of the Rose'', a two-part

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directed by

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. The film starred

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as Saul and

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as Chris. The cast included

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, and

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Film

In 2007

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acquired the movie rights for a new film adaptation. In 2009 actor

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was reported to be one of the stars of the film.

Notes

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