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The Monster Baru Cormorant

By Seth Dickinson
The Monster Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson digital book - Fable

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A breathtaking geopolitical epic fantasy, The Monster Baru Cormorant is the sequel to Seth Dickinson's "fascinating tale" (The Washington Post), The Traitor Baru Cormorant.

Her world was shattered by the Empire of Masks.
For the power to shatter the Masquerade,
She betrayed everyone she loved.

The traitor Baru Cormorant is now the cryptarch Agonist—a secret lord of the empire she's vowed to destroy.

Hunted by a mutinous admiral, haunted by the wound which has split her mind in two, Baru leads her dearest foes on an expedition for the secret of immortality. It's her chance to trigger a war that will consume the Masquerade.

But Baru's heart is broken, and she fears she can no longer tell justice from revenge...or her own desires from the will of the man who remade her.

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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The Monster Baru Cormorant Reviews

3.5
“If you choose to continue reading the series, I would read some interviews of Seth Dickinson first to understand & mentally prepare for the stark shift in writing style and voice. I was, am and will always be obsessed with the first book - with the story, Baru and the other characters, and poetic, beautiful writing style. I think that is why I feel the second book was such a let down for me personally, because so much of what made the characters in the first book so special was gone (or remodeled, as further context and background does for characters). And definitely because the writing style shifted to a much more point-blank one compared to the first book, where the writing made me feel (as a reader) like I could discover the depths of each sentence. After doing some digging in interviews where Seth speaks about the reason behind his changes, I understand it more but I selfishly want to keep Baru as book one Baru forever in my mind.”
“loved this book just as much as I loved traitor but god damn is baru going through it. surrounded on all sides by manipulative cryptarchs, a fractured mind, and just absolutely refusing to process her own guilt and grief - naming herself agonist was absolutely a foreshadowing. i love this series so much, the character depth and growth is so on point and the world building! its amazing. traitor was absolutely an introduction to baru's beginning and her ambitions. monster took that and really stirred some shit up, this book had so many twists it gave me whiplash. and seth dickinson, i stg if you keep ending your books in cliff hangers, i'm gonna lose it. i'm so stressed about baru in the next book and i'm upset about tau and iraji. the only bad i can see in this book is whatever i read next is just gonna fall flat bc i'll be thinking about this for a hot minute.”
“Although I really enjoyed the first book, this one wasn’t for me. The political-intrigue of the series has always made it feel a bit chaotic, but this was all over the place, to the point where I’m not quite sure what even happened. Maybe some of that is my fault. Maybe I wasn’t paying close enough attention. But I just couldn’t get invested in the plot this time around. Will I give book 3 a try? Maybe someday. But I’m in no rush right now.”

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