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Cover of The Traitor Baru Cormorant (Baru Cormorant #1)

The Traitor Baru Cormorant (Baru Cormorant #1)

Seth Dickinson (2015)

Subgenre
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesBaru Cormorant #1
SettingSecondary World
CSM age18+
Goodreads4.04/5 (26043)
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Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentMild
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

ColonizationGenocideCultural ErasureWarPolitical ViolenceDeathBetrayalHomophobiaManipulationGrief

Positive tags

Coming of AgeHigh AngstComplex CharactersIntellectual Protagonist

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineMorally Gray HeroineCareer-Driven Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Reluctant HeroVengeance-Driven

Tropes

ColonizationPolitical IntrigueMorally Gray ProtagonistComing of AgeHidden IdentityCourt IntrigueEmpireReluctant HeroNon-Western SettingUnreliable Narrator

Themes

ColonialismCultural GenocideIdentityPower and CorruptionBetrayalImperialismSacrificeLove vs DutyAssimilationEconomic Warfare

Synopsis

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms meets Guns, Germs, and Steel: A young woman from a conquered people tries to transform an empire in this richly imagined geopolitical fantasy

Tags

Geopolitical FantasyGrimdarkEpic FantasyQueer Protagonist