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Violence
A lot
Dark fantasy violence; battles and deaths throughout
Language
Some
Some strong language in a Norse-flavored dark fantasy register
Sexual Content
Some
Adult relationships; some content consistent with the series' adult tone
Substance Use
Some
Heavy drinking as character texture for the prince
Emotional Intensity
Some
A coward discovering he might be capable of more; the weight of a debt to a friend; the Dead King as a growing threat
What this book is about
Prince Jalan Kendeth — coward, womanizer, charming disaster — and Snorri ver Snagason have the key that can open any door, including the doors of death itself. As they travel south through a Norse-flavored world toward their separate goals, the winter that the Dead King has been holding at bay begins to move. The second book in the Red Queen's War series is faster and darker than the first, expanding the world of the Broken Empire as the stakes shift from personal survival to something much larger. Best read after Prince of Fools.
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dark fantasy violence
best read after Prince of Fools (book 1)
adult tone throughout
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