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Violence
A lot
Battle violence and political brutality; the Mort kingdom is depicted as genuinely threatening
Language
Some
Moderate language in a fantasy register
Sexual Content
Some
Adult relationships in the historical visions; nothing explicit
Substance Use
Barely any
Period drinking
Emotional Intensity
Some
The weight of historical sins echoing into the present; a queen imprisoned and stripped of power; dark themes of systemic oppression
What this book is about
The concluding volume of the Queen of the Tearling trilogy. Kelsea Glynn has been captured by the Red Queen and imprisoned in the Keep. Using a mysterious jewel, she begins experiencing visions of another woman's life — in a past that reveals how the Tearling came to require its brutal treaty with Mortmesne. Erika Johansen's finale is darker and more ambitious than its predecessors, weaving between timelines to explain the origins of the world's corruption while Kelsea and the kingdom reach their final confrontation. Best read after The Queen of the Tearling and The Invasion of the Tearling.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
fantasy violence and deaths
best read as book 3 of 3
dark themes of slavery and oppression in the historical sections
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