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Port of Shadows

Glen Cook (2018)

SubgenreDark Fantasy / Grimdark
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages396 (Standard (250-400))
SettingSecondary World
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.85/5 (2407)

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentMild
LanguageModerate

Heroine archetypes

Sorceress

Protagonist archetypes

Ensemble CastMercenary

Synopsis

"The soldiers of the Black Company don't ask questions, they get paid. But being "The Lady's favored" is attracting the wrong kind of attention and has put a target on their backs--and the Company's historian, Croaker, has the biggest target of all. The one person who was taken into The Lady's Tower and returned unchanged has earned the special interest of the court of sorcerers known as The Ten Who Were Taken. Now, he and the company are being asked to seek the aid of their newest member, Mischievous Rain, to break a rebel army. However, Croaker doesn't trust any of the Taken, especially not ones that look so much like The Lady and her sister..."--Publisher description.

Port of Shadows: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

This dark military fantasy features mercenaries serving a tyrannical sorceress, with strong battlefield violence, morally gray characters, and complex political intrigue involving dangerous court sorcerers.

What to know going in

This book has strong violence, mild sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include death, war, and violence (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Adult readers will appreciate the gritty portrayal of mercenary life and the tension of serving powerful, untrustworthy sorcerers.

Tags

Military FantasyMercenary FantasyDark FantasyEpic Fantasy