The Traitor Baru Cormorant Authors: Seth Dickinson Series: The Masquerade Genres: Fantasy, Historical fantasy, Speculative fiction Tropes: Feelings denial, Feelings realization, Rivals to lovers, Unreliable narrator, Women loving women Characters: Character with substance abuse issues, Character(s) with TBI, Lesbian main character(s), Morally grey main character Time Periods: Places: Endings: Tragic ending Content Notes: Brain injury, Conversion therapy, Drowning, Eugenics, Genocide, Homophobia, Internalized homophobia, Scurvy, Systemic homophobia, Systemic racism Sex Ratings: Teen: fade to black or closed door sex acts, on-page sensuality, Youth: discussed or implied sexuality or sensuality Violence Ratings: Life-threatening violence, Violence 4+: graphic, infrequent, life-threatening Language Ratings: Frequent profanity, Some profanity Appeal: Detailed world building, Flawed characters Similar books Gideon the Ninth Harrow the Ninth Cackle