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Violence
A lot
Large-scale fantasy violence including dragon attacks and war; significant casualties
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild romantic content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
The weight of apocalyptic threat and the personal losses of the protagonists create the novel's emotional stakes
What this book is about
Samantha Shannon's prequel to The Priory of the Orange Tree follows four protagonists across the world as the Nameless One begins to wake. An enormous epic fantasy told with the same care for world-building and female-centered perspective as the original. The violence escalates to catastrophic scale and the emotional cost of the war is considerable. For readers who appreciated Priory's scope and are ready for the backstory of its world.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Large-scale violence and destruction
Very long book — 848 pages
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