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Violence
Very heavy
Extreme graphic violence sustained throughout — torture, death, and war depicted with unflinching brutality
Language
A lot
Heavy profanity throughout
Sexual Content
Some
Adult sexual content
Substance Use
Some
Drug use and heavy substance use
Emotional Intensity
Very heavy
Extreme psychological darkness; the novel is a sustained meditation on despair, power, and what people become when stripped of everything
What this book is about
Hari Michaelson — the actor who played Caine — is crippled, stripped of his identity, and fighting for his family's survival in a future that has no use for him. When his wife is taken to Overworld, Caine returns to the world that destroyed him. Stover's second Acts of Caine novel is massively ambitious, philosophically dense, and among the most graphically violent novels in mainstream fantasy.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Extreme graphic violence
Heavy profanity
Adult content
Very disturbing content — not for sensitive readers
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