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The Traitor Baru Cormorant

By Seth Dickinson
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In Seth Dickinson's highly-anticipated debut The Traitor Baru Cormorant, a young woman from a conquered people tries to transform an empire in this richly imagined geopolitical fantasy.

Baru Cormorant believes any price is worth paying to liberate her people-even her soul.

When the Empire of Masks conquers her island home, overwrites her culture, criminalizes her customs, and murders one of her fathers, Baru vows to swallow her hate, join the Empire's civil service, and claw her way high enough to set her people free.

Sent as an Imperial agent to distant Aurdwynn, another conquered country, Baru discovers it's on the brink of rebellion. Drawn by the intriguing duchess Tain Hu into a circle of seditious dukes, Baru may be able to use her position to help. As she pursues a precarious balance between the rebels and a shadowy cabal within the Empire, she orchestrates a do-or-die gambit with freedom as the prize.

But the cost of winning the long game of saving her people may be far greater than Baru imagines.

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3.5
“Started out really strong but quickly lost my interest.”
Expressionless Face“I really wanted to like this book, especially after it came as a recommendation for readers who enjoy The Locked Tomb series. Baru and Tain Hu are interesting and their interactions carried a lot of the book for me. I wish there was a better map in the physical copy because keeping track of this world was difficult for me. A lot of the duchies blurred together, most of the side characters felt ornamental to me, nothing made them stand out from one another besides being visually interesting like the setting. The betrayal at the end though was really rushed and made it hard to believe, or maybe I misunderstood Baru’s character all along. Undecided if I’ll continue with the series.”
Thumbs Up“Audiobook. I love the queer representation in epic fantasy! I also enjoyed Baru's cleverness and strategy. I enjoyed the subtle political intrigue more than the overt battle strategy descriptions, but that's all to do with me, not the story - the writing in this book was descriptive and well-done. The world-building is believable and immersive. I'll probably read the rest of the series.”

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