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573 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780575082014
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Gollancz
Publication date: 13 March 2008
Description
How do you defend a city surrounded by enemies and riddled with traitors, when your allies can by no means by trusted, and your predecessor vanished without trace? It’s enough to make a torturer want to run - if he could even walk without a stick ...
Community Reviews Summary of 13,020 reviews
Moods
dark 92%
tense 54%
funny 42%
mysterious 31%
emotional 22%
challenging 15%
sad 12%
reflective 4%
lighthearted 2%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 15%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 49% | Character: 40% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 46% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 78% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Violence, Torture, GoreModerate
Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual contentMinor
Slavery, Alcohol573 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780575082014
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Gollancz
Publication date: 13 March 2008
Description
How do you defend a city surrounded by enemies and riddled with traitors, when your allies can by no means by trusted, and your predecessor vanished without trace? It’s enough to make a torturer want to run - if he could even walk without a stick ...
Community Reviews Summary of 13,020 reviews
Moods
dark 92%
tense 54%
funny 42%
mysterious 31%
emotional 22%
challenging 15%
sad 12%
reflective 4%
lighthearted 2%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 15%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 49% | Character: 40% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 46% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 78% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Torture, GoreModerate
Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual contentMinor
Slavery, Alcohol