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Notes:<\/strong> Black Crusade<\/strong><\/em> was originally written to be one of the first of the Ravenloft: Dominion<\/em> line of novels from Wizards of the Coast. \u201cRavenloft\u201d is the name of a gothic horror\/fantasy setting. Although Ravenloft was created for the Dungeons and Dragons<\/em> game, the Dominion line was meant to give it a new flavor\u2013specifically, rather than drawing characters and domains from various D&D worlds, it would draw them from various periods of real-world history. In the case of Black Crusade<\/strong><\/em>, that period was the First Crusade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alas, Black Crusade<\/strong><\/em> was pushed back on the schedule for marketing reasons, and thus became a victim when the line was canceled. The novel was done, however, and Wizards decided to make it available in electronic format. It was initially released chapter-by-chapter as a weekly serial, but it\u2019s now available in completed form. While I\u2019m disappointed that it won\u2019t see print, I\u2019m delighted that you folks are able to see it in some form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The book is, perhaps, a tad more raw than I\u2019d like. I\u2019ve learned a lot in writing my subsequent novels, and I\u2019d probably do things a little differently on Black Crusade<\/em><\/strong> (including changing the title) if I had to go back and do it again. But I\u2019m still quite proud of it, overall, and I hope you all enjoy reading it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n