Deathless
Our rating
Spice: moderate. Darkness: very dark.
Koschei the Deathless shows up at Marya Morevna's window in Leningrad and takes her away to be his bride, and the folktale runs straight into Stalinism and the siege. The prose is gorgeous and dense. The siege chapters are hard reading.
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Is Deathless spicy?
Yes, moderately. Deathless has a few open-door scenes, explicit enough that you'll notice, but the plot still does most of the work. We rate it 3 out of 5.
How dark is Deathless?
We rate Deathless 4 out of 5 for darkness (very dark). The big content warnings are war, physical or emotional abuse, death of a loved one, graphic violence. The full list is further down the page.
Is Deathless part of a series?
No, Deathless is a standalone. You can pick it up without reading anything else first.
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Content warnings
Show 4 content warnings for Deathless
- War
- Physical or emotional abuse
- Death of a loved one
- Graphic violence
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Details
- Series status
- Standalone
- Pages
- 352
- First published
- 2011
- Genre
- Dark Fantasy
