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Content snapshot
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Violence
A lot
Significant violence — battle scenes; a genocide in the city's history; the citadel's history
Language
Barely any
Minimal strong language
Sexual Content
Some
Mild romantic content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
A genocide — the city's history involves the mass killing of godspawn children; Violence throughout; The surviving godspawn — their situation, their grief, and their legitimate rage; The moral complexity of who is the villain
What this book is about
Lazlo Strange has been obsessed with the lost city of Weep since childhood—a city whose name was stolen from human memory two hundred years ago. When a delegation arrives seeking help, Lazlo goes. What he finds in Weep is the aftermath of something catastrophic: a citadel suspended above the city by murdered gods, occupied by their surviving children. Strange the Dreamer is the first of a duology.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
A historical genocide — the murder of children; the emotional backstory of the novel
Significant violence — battles and their aftermath
Moral complexity — there is no clean villain; the history is genuinely tragic on both sides
Duology — this volume ends with significant momentum but requires the second book
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