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Witch King

by Martha Wells · 2023

Literary Fiction · ranked #248 in category

Winner · The Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 2024

Kai, a demon who has been imprisoned and left for dead, wakes to find years have passed and the world he knew has changed — and sets out with his allies to discover who betrayed him and why. Wells's Locus Award-winning standalone fantasy moves between past and present to tell a story of magic, politics and friendship in a richly imagined world built on systems of power that aren't human-centred.

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The verdict

Category
Literary Fiction
First published
2023 · 2020s
Author
Martha Wells
Standing
Essential Read

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