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Violence
A lot
Naval battles, sword fights, and sea monster encounters; characters die in combat
Language
Barely any
Mild language; period-authentic feel
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief romance; nothing explicit
Substance Use
Barely any
Some period wine and ale among crew members
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Themes of aging, sacrifice for family, and the pull of an old life
What this book is about
Amina al-Sirafi is a middle-aged Muslim pirate captain who has retired to raise her daughter in peace. When a desperate mother begs her to rescue a kidnapped granddaughter and a relic that shouldn't exist, Amina assembles her old crew and sails back into danger. Set in the medieval Indian Ocean world, this swashbuckling adventure is rich with Islamic Golden Age history, sea monsters, magic, and a protagonist rarely seen in fantasy: a competent, devout, grey-haired woman.
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action violence at sea
fantasy creatures and magic
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