The Monster Baru Cormorant - Seth Dickinson

n nA breathtaking geopolitical epic fantasy, The Monster Baru Cormorant is the sequel to Seth Dickinson's fascinating tale (The Washington Post), The Traitor Baru Cormorant. n nHer world was shattered by the Empire of Masks. nFor the power to shatter the Masquerade, nShe betrayed everyone she loved.n nThe traitor Baru Cormorant is now the cryptarch Agonist--a secret lord of the empire she's vowed to destroy.

n nHunted by a mutinous admiral, haunted by the wound which has split her mind in two, Baru leads her dearest foes on an expedition for the secret of immortality. It's her chance to trigger a war that will consume the Masquerade. n nBut Baru's heart is broken, and she fears she can no longer tell justice from revenge...or her own desires from the will of the man who remade her.n