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The Vanishers

Heidi Julavits (2012)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.13

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageModerate

Synopsis

A power struggle between a leading student at an elite institute for psychics and her jealous legendary mentor culminates in the student being forced to relive her mother's suicide during a brutal psychic attack.

The Vanishers: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

Intense psychological themes including a mother's suicide and psychic attacks that force reliving traumatic memories. Literary adult fantasy with complex psychological content and mature themes of grief and mental manipulation.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include suicide, emotional abuse, and grief (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Adult readers interested in psychological narratives will find a thought-provoking exploration of psychic abilities, power dynamics, and trauma.

Tags

Psychological FictionLiterary FantasyMagical RealismContemporary Fantasy