Brother Cadfael book 8 · 1983
The Devil’s Novice
Meriet Aspley, a young novice at the abbey, screams in his sleep and is called the devil’s novice, and Cadfael suspects his nightmares are linked to the disappearance of a royal messenger.
Spoiler-free summary written for The Recurring Cast.
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Book facts
- Author
- Ellis Peters
- Series
- Brother Cadfael, book 8 of 20
- Published
- 1983
- Setting
- Set in Shrewsbury
- Characters charted
- 6
- Chart confidence
- High
The Devil’s Novice on screen
- Cadfael (1994–1998, series, ITV). Derek Jacobi plays the twelfth-century monk and herbalist who solves murders around Shrewsbury Abbey during England’s civil war.
Who is in The Devil’s Novice
6 recurring or key characters from Ellis Peters’s chart.
Lead 1
- Brother CadfaelBenedictine monk and herbalist, a former crusader
Major 1
- Hugh BeringarDeputy sheriff, later sheriff of Shropshire
Minor and cameo 4
- Abbot RadulfusAbbot of Shrewsbury
- Prior RobertAmbitious prior of the abbey
- Brother JeromePrior Robert’s sanctimonious clerk
- Aline SiwardYoung noblewoman who marries Hugh
Also featuring these characters
Other Ellis Peters books that share the most characters with The Devil’s Novice.
- The Virgin in the Ice1982 · Brother Cadfael · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Pilgrim of Hate1984 · Brother Cadfael · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Leper of Saint Giles1981 · Brother Cadfael · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- An Excellent Mystery1985 · Brother Cadfael · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon