Azetla, a debt soldier and pariah in the Maurowan Army, faces a perilous mission in the desert to capture a Sahr devil, uncovering a deeper conspiracy tied to a looming coup against the Emperor. Caught between imperial ambitions and desert tribe rivalries, he must navigate deadly choices and an untrustworthy alliance to survive.
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Azetla, a debt soldier and pariah in the Maurowan Army, faces a perilous mission in the desert to capture a Sahr devil, uncovering a deeper conspiracy tied to a looming coup against the Emperor. Caught between imperial ambitions and desert tribe rivalries, he must navigate deadly choices and an untrustworthy alliance to survive.
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Azetla has served the Maurowan Army for thirteen years. There are seven left to pay. A pariah and a debt soldier, he is a commander with no rank, a soldier without citizenship, and wears a sword that it is unlawful for him to either own or use. He has learned to hold his tongue or risk losing everything. When Azetla’s battalion is sent into the desert to catch a Sahr devil—one of the famously brutal inhabitants of the region—his tenuous position is threatened. He discovers that there is far more...
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Romance & sex
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No sexual content depicted
Violence & gore
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Graphic depictions of war violence and battles; central themes of warfare and bloody conflicts
Profanity
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No profanity or strong language
Substance use
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No substance use depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation
Religious content
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Recurring themes of religious zeal and cultural religious practices
Magic & witchcraft
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Minimal supernatural elements; ambiguous nature of one devilish antagonist
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Pervasive political intrigue, cultural hierarchies, ingrained racism, corruption, and ruthless ambition central to the narrative
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide themes
Abuse & suffering
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Central themes of systemic racism, exile, pariah treatment, and cultural oppression; suffering from hierarchies and war
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