The Traitor Baru Cormorant
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Pros
- The Traitor Baru Cormorant follows a young child who grows up as her homeland is conquered, and who decides to immerse herself in the political machine of the empire to destroy it.
- The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson, bleak political epic fantasy
- The Traitor Baru Cormorant is 400 exactly, emotional and political, and self-contained despite being a book one!
- The Traitor Baru Cormorant is an incredible standalone novel. The sequels aren't bad, but the ending of the first book goes so damn hard that the later books so far feel like an extended epilogue.
- The Traitor Baru Cormorant and its sequels have quite a few gay characters, including the titular Baru.
Cons
- * *The Traitor Baru Cormorant* by Seth Dickinson.
- Parent context: The Traitor Baru Cormorant is basically “what if the protagonist of a fantasy book’s superpower was Accounting?” Reply: Honestly more of a subversion in my opinion. The main character thinks he’s brilliant but makes endle...
Sentiment
9 positive (82%) · 2 mixed (18%) · 0 negative (0%)
Trust + time weighted score: +79% · raw score 82%
What redditors said (10 of 11)
The Traitor Baru Cormorant follows a young child who grows up as her homeland is conquered, and who decides to immerse herself in the political machine of the empire to destroy it.
* *The Traitor Baru Cormorant* by Seth Dickinson.
The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson, bleak political epic fantasy
The Traitor Baru Cormorant is 400 exactly, emotional and political, and self-contained despite being a book one!
The Traitor Baru Cormorant is an incredible standalone novel. The sequels aren't bad, but the ending of the first book goes so damn hard that the later books so far feel like an extended epilogue.
The Traitor Baru Cormorant and its sequels have quite a few gay characters, including the titular Baru.
Parent context: The Traitor Baru Cormorant is basically “what if the protagonist of a fantasy book’s superpower was Accounting?” Reply: Honestly more of a subversion in my opinion. The main character thinks he’s brilliant but makes endless stupid mistakes that get everyone around him killed. Couldn’t stand the prick!
my favorite female character is Baru from The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson! shes just so incredibly intense and complex and real
I really liked The Traitor Baru Cormorant, thought the "twist" was great, and felt absolutely 0 desire to read any further books in the series.
The Traitor Baru Cormorant seems like a good fit.
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