The Traitor Baru Cormorant -- read it if you want something that 1. doesn't do this and 2. manages something that feels like it very well could exist in our own world in the early modern era while being an utterly different world. the main character's home is colonized at the beginning of the story, and the three book cycle (all completed) that begins here is about her struggle to take down the empire that killed one of her fathers. the series is deeply anti-colonial and it rejects the great man view that so much fiction struggles to be rid of. it's also a serious emotional ride -- the ending to this first book is notorious, heart-wrenching, and unforgettable. I honestly can't recommend it enough.
Every review of the book said the ending was gut wrenching and after reading it halfway through I can kinda see how it will happen. I didn't drop it per se but waiting for the right time to finish it, when I hope not be too affected by ending.
I hear ya. Till where I did read the book, it was one of the most refreshing take on fantasy I've seen.
Spoilers
Currency inflation, what its effect would be and how it can be used to one's advantage was not something I was expecting in a fantasy book . And that's just one of the many interesting things present in the book. I'm definitely gonna read it at some point but I'm a very moody reader with an aversion to tragic endings lol.
The Traitor Baru Cormorant -- read it if you want something that 1. doesn't do this and 2. manages something that feels like it very well could exist in our own world in the early modern era while being an utterly different world. the main character's home is colonized at the beginning of the story, and the three book cycle (all completed) that begins here is about her struggle to take down the empire that killed one of her fathers. the series is deeply anti-colonial and it rejects the great man view that so much fiction struggles to be rid of. it's also a serious emotional ride -- the ending to this first book is notorious, heart-wrenching, and unforgettable. I honestly can't recommend it enough.
I dropped the first book thinking my heart can't take an ending like that.
were you spoiled or did someone just warn you?
Every review of the book said the ending was gut wrenching and after reading it halfway through I can kinda see how it will happen. I didn't drop it per se but waiting for the right time to finish it, when I hope not be too affected by ending.
yea, totally feel you. I'm not sure such a time exists - it's uniquely devastating - but I can say it was extremely worth it, overall.
I hear ya. Till where I did read the book, it was one of the most refreshing take on fantasy I've seen.
Spoilers
Currency inflation, what its effect would be and how it can be used to one's advantage was not something I was expecting in a fantasy book . And that's just one of the many interesting things present in the book. I'm definitely gonna read it at some point but I'm a very moody reader with an aversion to tragic endings lol.
when you finish it, please send me a note! I'm also moody but I like the catharsis of tragedy - crying feels good.