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Violence
A lot
Significant violence — the plague's deaths; post-apocalyptic violence; confrontations
Language
Some
Contemporary language; some strong words
Sexual Content
Some
Mild romantic content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
A global plague — mass death depicted; the post-apocalyptic world's violence; Magic emerging — the new world's rules and the fear it generates; Religious extremism in the crisis — some survivors use faith as a weapon; A dark opening — the scale of death is not minimized
What this book is about
A plague sweeps the world, killing the vast majority of humanity within months. In the aftermath, survivors discover that some of those who lived have developed new abilities — magic. Year One follows several survivors across the first year after the plague, building toward a confrontation between those who would use the crisis to establish brutal order and those who want to rebuild something humane. A post-apocalyptic fantasy.
Notes for sensitive readers
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A global plague — mass death depicted; the scale is not minimized
Post-apocalyptic violence — the world's new dangers
Religious extremism using the crisis — some survivors weaponize faith
Magic emerging — the fear and violence it generates
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