But Baru is a savant in games of power, as ruthless in her tactics as she is fixated on her goals. To test her loyalty, the Masquerade will send Baru to bring order to distant Aurdwynn, a snakepit of rebels, informants, and seditious dukes. Shell swallow her hate, join the Masquerade, and claw her way high enough up the rungs of power to set her people free. They will conquer Barus island, rewrite her culture, criminalize her customs, and dispose of one of her fathers.
The Empire of Masks is coming, armed with coin and ink, doctrine and compass, soap and lies. Tomorrow, on the beach, Baru Cormorant will look up and see red sails on the horizon. About the Book The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms meets Guns, Germs, and Steel: A young woman from a conquered people tries to transform an empire in this richly imagined geopolitical fantasy Book Synopsis The Traitor Baru Cormorant is the critically-acclaimed debut novel from Seth Dickinson, one of the rising new stars in fantasy.
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