{"product_id":"9780765380760","title":"The Tyrant Baru Cormorant","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Tyrant Baru Cormorant\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Seth Dickinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeth Dickinson's epic fantasy series which began with the “literally breathtaking” (NPR) \u003ci\u003eThe Traitor Baru Cormorant\u003c\/i\u003e, returns with the third book, \u003ci\u003eThe Tyrant Baru Cormorant\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe hunt is over. After fifteen years of lies and sacrifice, Baru Cormorant has the power to destroy the Imperial Republic of Falcrest that she pretends to serve. The secret society called the Cancrioth is real, and Baru is among them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the Cancrioth's weapon cannot distinguish the guilty from the innocent. If it escapes quarantine, the ancient hemorrhagic plague called the Kettling will kill hundreds of millions...not just in Falcrest, but all across the world. History will end in a black bloodstain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIs that justice? Is this really what Tain Hu hoped for when she sacrificed herself?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBaru's enemies close in from all sides. Baru's own mind teeters on the edge of madness or shattering revelation. Now she must choose between genocidal revenge and a far more difficult path—a conspiracy of judges, kings, spies and immortals, puppeteering the world's riches and two great wars in a gambit for the ultimate prize. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf Baru had absolute power over the Imperial Republic, she could force Falcrest to abandon its colonies and make right its crimes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Monster Baru Cormorant\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With its twisty intrigues, visceral action, and characters who struggle to escape their own calculations, \u003ci\u003eThe Monster Baru Cormorant\u003c\/i\u003e is a fantastic read that never lets up.\" —Yoon Ha Lee, author of \u003ci\u003eNinefox Gambit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Traitor Baru Cormorant\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Brutal, relentless and with the heartbreaking beauty of the best tragedies.\" —\u003ci\u003eAliette de Bodard, \u003c\/i\u003eNebula Award-winning author of “The Waiting Stars”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A beautiful, perfectly formed crystal of a novel.\" —\u003ci\u003eJohn Chu\u003c\/i\u003e, Hugo Award-winning author of \"The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An intelligent and accomplished first novel reminiscent of Le Guin in its reflections on imperialism, colonialism, and the attractions and corruptions of power.\" —\u003ci\u003eUna McCormack, New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Crimson Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Smart. Brutal. Gut-wrenching...Get ready to have your heart ripped out through your throat. Highly recommended.\" —\u003ci\u003eKameron Hurley\u003c\/i\u003e, Hugo-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Geek Feminist Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Dickinson has written a poet's Dune, a brutal tale of empire, rebellion, fealty, and high finance that moves like a rocket and burns twice as hot. \u003ci\u003eThe Traitor Baru Cormorant\u003c\/i\u003e is a mic drop for epic fantasy.\" —Max Gladstone, author of the Hugo-nominated Craft Sequence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Amazing and inventive.\" —\u003ci\u003eTobias Buckell, New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of the Xenowealth series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780765380760\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40739411198158,"sku":"9780765380760","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_3aefaf3a-f12e-4453-ba4a-b9ac3a432508.jpg?v=1641363461","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780765380760","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}