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The Traitor Baru Cormorant
Seth Dickinson
2015
Kushiel's Dart
Jacqueline Carey · 2001
654 pages
Born with a scarlet mote in one eye, Phedre is sold into servitude and raised as a spy and courtesan. When she uncovers a plot against her home, she is captured in a barbarian land and must endure pain, betrayal and exile to warn her people and stop an invasion.
Tropes
Morally Grey Character, Forbidden Love, Slow Burn, Dark Fantasy, Betrayal, Coming of Age, Epic Fantasy
Content warnings: Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Child abuse
