AdventureYoung Adult
Edgedancer
2016·249 pages
In a storm-swept world, a fearless teen with magical powers defies fate and darkness to protect the downtrodden.
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In a storm-swept world, a fearless teen with magical powers defies fate and darkness to protect the downtrodden.
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From Brandon Sanderson comes a short novel of the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive (previously published in Arcanum Unbounded).
Three years ago, Lift asked a goddess to stop her from growing older—a wish she believed was granted. Now, in Edgedancer, the barely teenage nascent Knight Radiant finds that time stands still for no one. Although the young Azish emperor granted her safe haven from an executioner she knows only as Darkness, court life is suffocating the free-spirited ...
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What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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No sexual content present
Violence & gore
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Scenes of fantasy violence including fights, chases, and deaths; some graphic confrontations but not extreme gore
Profanity
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No profanity present
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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Minor references to fantasy religions, oaths, and divine figures like the Nightwatcher
Magic & witchcraft
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Central fantasy magic system with surgebinding, spren companions, and ritual-like oaths; not framed as real-world occult
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Recurring themes of morality versus strict lawfulness, with chaotic neutral protagonist challenging authoritarian figures
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Brief depictions of poverty, systemic oppression, and threats from an executioner hunting powered individuals
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