Anna Smith Spark Books

One book on our shelf. Average spice 2/5, average darkness 5/5.

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The books

  1. The Court of Broken Knives

    Anna Smith Spark · Empires of Dust #1 · complete series

    Spice 2/5 Darkness 5/5

    A band of mercenaries is hired to assassinate the emperor of a rotting empire, and one of them, Marith, turns out to be something much worse. The prose is fevered and fragmented, close to poetry. You either love the style or you can't get through it.

    • Grimdark
    • Morally Gray
    • Assassins
    • Court Intrigue
    Content warnings

    Gore, Graphic violence, Sexual assault, Harm to children, War