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The Forbidden

F. R. Tallis (2012)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.51
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Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentMild
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

Self-HarmDeathBody HorrorPossessionMental IllnessSuicidal IdeationSupernatural Horror

Positive tags

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Hero archetypes

DoctorScientist

Protagonist archetypes

Cursed ProtagonistTortured Protagonist

Tropes

Forbidden MagicAntiheroDark LordNecromancyAncient Evil ReturnsMorally Gray ProtagonistHaunted Location

Themes

HubrisScience vs FaithGood vs EvilCorruptionObsessionDamnationForbidden KnowledgeConsequences of Ambition

Synopsis

In an attempt to glimpse Heaven in a near-death experience, a Parisienne doctor in 1873 experiments on himself with resuscitation through electricity only to return to life accompanied by a powerful, unspeakably evil presence.

Tags

Historical FantasyGothic HorrorDark FantasySupernaturalVictorian Era