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SOLDIER 🛡️ rebellion
He will tear your city down

Read a book with a rebellion or revolt. 

BONUS: This is focused around or takes place in a city. Examples: The Capital in Mockingjay, Urû'baen/the Black City in Inheritance, Luthadel in The Final Empire. 
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Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Iron Widow

Iron Widow #1

Xiran Jay Zhao

12 hours, 13 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction young adult adventurous dark tense fast-paced
A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson

A Dowry of Blood

A Dowry of Blood #1

S.T. Gibson

235 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ romance dark emotional tense medium-paced
A Venom Dark and Sweet by Judy I. Lin

A Venom Dark and Sweet

The Book of Tea #2

Judy I. Lin

334 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced
A Fashionable Indulgence by KJ Charles

A Fashionable Indulgence

Society of Gentlemen #1

KJ Charles

229 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ romance emotional reflective medium-paced
A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie

A Little Hatred

The Age of Madness #1

Joe Abercrombie

481 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi

Children of Virtue and Vengeance

Legacy of Orïsha #2

Tomi Adeyemi

416 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional fast-paced
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

She Who Became the Sun

The Radiant Emperor Duology #1

Shelley Parker-Chan

414 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

The Once and Future Witches

Alix E. Harrow

516 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay

Tigana

Guy Gavriel Kay

692 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced
Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh

Some Desperate Glory

Emily Tesh

448 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark tense medium-paced