Historical FictionYoung Adult
Bones of Ruin Trilogy
2024·1424 pages
An immortal African tightrope walker enters a deadly freaks’ tournament in alternate 1880s London to uncover her past as apocalypse looms.
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Penny Dreadful meets The Gilded Wolves in this captivating young adult fantasy trilogy set in alternate 1880s London following an immortal African tightrope walker with a destructive destiny—all three books now together in a collectible hardcover boxed set! As an African tightrope dancer in Victorian London, Iris is used to being strange. She is certainly an unusual sight for leering British audiences always eager for the spectacle of colonial curiosity . But Iris also has a secret that even “st...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Multiple romantic interests; recurring attraction and romantic tension
Violence & gore
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Grisly tournament combat with blood and death; bloody, vicious fights
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Immortality and fantastical abilities drive the tournament and plot
Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Colonialism, racial exploitation, and Victorian social hierarchy themes
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Racial abuse themes; protagonist exploited as colonial spectacle
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