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A Tree of Bones

Gemma Files (2012)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingHard R
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesHexslinger #3
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads4.07
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Content levels

ViolenceGraphic
Sexual contentExplicit
LanguageStrong

Trigger warnings

Graphic ViolenceGoreDeathWarViolenceSexual AssaultTortureBody Horror

Positive tags

High AngstQuestRedemption Arc

Hero archetypes

OutlawAntihero

Protagonist archetypes

Vengeance-DrivenTortured Protagonist

Tropes

AntiheroWarQuestGrimdarkFound FamilyReluctant HeroAncient Evil ReturnsNecromancyForbidden Magic

Themes

ApocalypseWar Between Gods and MortalsRedemptionSacrificePower and CorruptionDuty vs SurvivalUnderworld Journey

Synopsis

Apocalypse looms as a coalition lays seige to goddess Ixchel's Hex City and the area surrounding it becomes the front in a war between gods, monsters, and humans, and only Chess Pargeter, stuck in the underworld, can end the conflict.

Tags

Weird WestDark FantasyApocalypticMythologicalHorror