A review by fictionalportal
The Tyrant Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

What an absolute banger of a book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Homophobia, Sexism, Sexual content, Cancer, Child death, and Drug use

Moderate: Transphobia

Minor: Sexual violence

Contains

graphic depictions of surgery and frequent discussion of eugenics