The Gilded Ones
by Namina Forna
Our rating
Spice: none. Darkness: very dark.
Deka bleeds gold at her purity ceremony, which means she's a demon. Her village kills her over and over, and she keeps coming back. Then the empire offers her a way out: fight in an army of girls like her. YA, but the abuse is on the page.
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Is The Gilded Ones spicy?
No. The Gilded Ones has no sex on the page. If there's romance it stays at kissing or happens off-page, so it's a safe pick if you want zero spice.
How dark is The Gilded Ones?
We rate The Gilded Ones 4 out of 5 for darkness (very dark). The big content warnings are graphic violence, torture, sexual assault, physical or emotional abuse. The full list is further down the page.
Do you need to read Deathless in order?
The Gilded Ones is book 1 of Deathless, so it's the place to start. The series has 1 book on our list so far and is complete.
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Content warnings
Show 4 content warnings for The Gilded Ones
- Graphic violence
- Torture
- Sexual assault
- Physical or emotional abuse
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Details
- Series
- Deathless, book 1
- Series status
- Complete
- Pages
- 432
- First published
- 2020
- Genre
- Dark Fantasy
