An original novel pitting Batman against the Court of Owls, a secret
society of wealthy families that's controlled Gotham for centuries using
murder and money.
Beware the Court of Owls, that watches all the time
Ruling Gotham from a shadowed perch, behind granite and lime
They watch you at your hearth, they watch you in your bed
Speak not a whispered word about them, or they'll send the Talon for
your head.
--a nursery rhyme
The Court of Owls is a criminal secret society that has existed in
Gotham City since the 1600s, led by some of the city's wealthiest and
most influential families. They employ deadly trained assassins known as
Talons, taken as children from circuses such as the one where Dick
Grayson's parents were killed. These children are trained to become the
assassins known as Talons. Bruce Wayne came to the Court's attention
when he announced plans to reinvigorate Gotham, threatening their
control. They sentenced him to death, bringing themselves to the
attention of Batman. Though they suffer defeats, the Court continues to
fight to retake control of the city's underworld - a fight that has gone
on for centuries.
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