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Fantasy · 2010 · PG-13

The Broken Kingdoms

by N. K. Jemisin

A blind woman with the ability to see magic navigates a city full of gods, murder, and a conspiracy that threatens the divine order.

For14+GenreFantasyLength333 pagesRead time~9 hours

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Violence

Some

Violence involving divine power including murders and battles between godlike beings

Language

Barely any

Mild language appropriate for literary fantasy

Sexual Content

Some

A sexual relationship between the protagonist and a mysterious man; handled literarily

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

Some

Themes of divinity, mortality, and what happens when gods walk among humans

What this book is about

The second Inheritance Trilogy novel follows Oree Shoth through a divine murder mystery. Violence includes deaths involving godlike power. Some sexual content is present. Sophisticated adult fantasy.

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Divine violence

Literary sexual relationship

Gods among mortals

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