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Cover of The Eagle and the Nightingales

The Eagle and the Nightingales

Mercedes Lackey (1995)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesBardic Voices #3
Setting
CSM age14
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Religious PersecutionPolitical OppressionRacismDiscrimination

Positive tags

Found FamilyPlatonic LoveRedemption ArcHopeful Ending

Hero archetypes

Outcast / LonerFish Out Of Water

Heroine archetypes

Strong HeroineMusician

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersOutcast / Loner

Tropes

Political IntrigueChurch As AntagonistNon-Human ProtagonistBardMysteryCourt IntriguePersecutionOutcast HeroesInvestigation

Themes

Power And CorruptionReligious PersecutionFreedom Vs ControlDiscriminationPolitical IntrigueIdentityArtistic Freedom

Synopsis

Nightingale, a gypsy Free Bard, and T'fyrr, a birdman, must discover why the High King is shirking his responsibilities as the Church grows hostile to the bards and all else outside its control.

Tags

Political FantasyMysteryIntrigue