Fantasy
Lives of Bitter Rain
2025·126 pages
A young girl in an occupied land joins Outreach, navigating diplomacy and bitter compromises in a world of tyranny.
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A young girl in an occupied land joins Outreach, navigating diplomacy and bitter compromises in a world of tyranny.
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST SERIES 2025 City-by-city, kingdom-by-kingdom, the Palleseen have sworn to bring 'Perfection' and 'Correctness' to an imperfect world. But before these ruthless Tyrant Philosophers send in their legions, they despatch Outreach – the rain before the storm. Outreach is that part of the Pal machine responsible for diplomacy - converting enemies into friends, achieving through words what an army of five thousand could not, urging the oppressed to overthrow the ...
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Sexual content
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Violence & gore
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Grimdark setting of conquest and occupation implies recurring violence
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Religious content
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References to priests, Holy Regalate, and overthrowing religious figures
Magic & witchcraft
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Mentions of evil necromancers as antagonists in occupied lands
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Political content
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Central exploration of imperial expansion, diplomacy, and enforcing 'Perfection'
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Child protagonist in occupied territory amid systemic oppression and conquest
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