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The Tyrant Baru Cormorant

Seth Dickinson

Ages 16+

Readers rate it 4.2 (73 on Hardcover)

719 pages · Released Aug 11, 2020

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This is the third book in an adult epic fantasy series centered on political intrigue, colonialism, and moral ambiguity. The narrative involves warfare, a weaponized plague, psychological deterioration, and explicit exploration of whether mass death can be justified as revenge. While it contains LGBTQ+ characters and themes of resistance against empire, the content is dense, philosophically dark, and emotionally taxing—appropriate for mature teen readers and adults, not for younger audiences.

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Seth Dickinson's epic fantasy series which began with the “literally breathtaking” (NPR) The Traitor Baru Cormorant, returns with the third book, The Tyrant Baru Cormorant. The hunt is over. After fifteen years of lies and sacrifice, Baru Cormorant has the power to destroy the Imperial Republic of Falcrest that she pre... Seth Dickinson's epic fantasy series which began with the “literally breathtaking” (NPR) The Traitor Baru Cormorant, returns with the third book, The Tyrant Baru Cormorant. The hunt is over. After fifteen years of lies and sacrifice, Baru Cormorant has the power to destroy the Imperial Republic of Falcrest that she pretends to serve. The secret society called the Cancrioth is real, and Baru is among them. But the Cancrioth's weapon cannot distinguish the guilty from the innocent. If it escapes quarantine, the ancient hemorrhagic plague called the Kettling will kill hundreds of millions...not just in Falcrest, but all across the world. History will end in a black bloodstain. Is that justice? Is this really what Tain Hu hoped for when she sacrificed herself? Baru's enemies close in from all sides. Baru's own mind teeters on the edge of madness or shattering revelation. Now she must choose between genocidal revenge and a far more difficult path—a conspiracy of judges, kings, spies and immortals, puppeteering the world's riches and two great wars in a gambit for the ultimate prize. If Baru had absolute power over the Imperial Republic, she could force Falcrest to abandon its colonies and make right its crimes. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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  • Diverse Characters
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  • emotional
  • dark
  • challenging
  • tense
  • reflective

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