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Violence
A lot
War violence and atrocities in the Sachakan conflict; more intense than the main trilogy
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Minimal romantic content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
The psychological weight of a war that destroys everything familiar creates moderate emotional heaviness
What this book is about
Trudi Canavan's prequel to the Black Magician trilogy follows Tessia, a healer's daughter who accidentally uses magic and is taken on as an apprentice by Lord Dakon, as the war with the Sachakans begins. Canavan builds the world of Kyralia with care and writes the Sachakan threat with genuine menace. Violence escalates significantly in the war sections. For readers of the original trilogy or new to Canavan.
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Significant war violence
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