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"I'd rather a few peasants die than you, /min bror,/" Anna said. "Or every fucking peasant there ever was, if I'm honest."
She is trying soo hard to create some real moral conflict in this book but unfortunately everyone else keeps ignoring that to focus on the evil wizard looking to mass-ritually-sacrifice all their children. sad!
— Aug 29, 2026 01:55AM
She is trying soo hard to create some real moral conflict in this book but unfortunately everyone else keeps ignoring that to focus on the evil wizard looking to mass-ritually-sacrifice all their children. sad!
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Ylva
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My favorite thing is when historical (fantasy) fiction masters the balance between basically normal people trying to lead basically normal lives in a world that is deeply, unequivocally weird. It always invites fascinating questions, such as, for example: how will the evil wizard hollowing out the warlord-turned-reluctantly-competent-baron and re-establishing him as a puppet ruler affect the fiefdom's tax policies?
— Aug 27, 2026 12:27AM