The Traitor Baru Cormorant
The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson, published by Macmillan on September 15, 2015, is a 624-page work of fiction that delves into the complexities of power and identity within a richly imagined geopolitical fantasy. The story follows Baru Cormorant, a young woman from a conquered island, who is determined to transform the oppressive Empire of Masks that has decimated her culture and family. In her quest for liberation, she joins the Empire’s civil service, aiming to rise through its ranks to free her people.
Readers will find a narrative that explores themes of rebellion and sacrifice as Baru navigates her role as an Imperial agent in the tumultuous land of Aurdwynn. Engaging with a circle of rebellious dukes and the enigmatic duchess Tain Hu, Baru’s journey is fraught with moral dilemmas and strategic maneuvering. The book intricately weaves elements of epic fantasy and military action, presenting a tale where the stakes of freedom come at a potentially devastating cost.
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In Seth Dickinson’s highly-anticipated debut The Traitor Baru Cormorant, a young woman from a conquered people tries to transform an empire in this richly imagined geopolitical fantasy.
Baru Cormorant believes any price is worth paying to liberate her people-even her soul.
When the Empire of Masks conquers her island home, overwrites her culture, criminalizes her customs, and murders one of her fathers, Baru vows to swallow her hate, join the Empire’s civil service, and claw her way high enough to set her people free.
Sent as an Imperial agent to distant Aurdwynn, another conquered country, Baru discovers it’s on the brink of rebellion. Drawn by the intriguing duchess Tain Hu into a circle of seditious dukes, Baru may be able to use her position to help. As she pursues a precarious balance between the rebels and a shadowy cabal within the Empire, she orchestrates a do-or-die gambit with freedom as the prize.
But the cost of winning the long game of saving her people may be far greater than Baru imagines.
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