the traitor masquerade book 1 seth dickinson

The collective name for the series is the Masquerade, a colloquial term for the ruling Empire of Masks, alternately known as the Imperial Republic. Approval came yesterday when I was almost finished.Ĭertain sites (, .uk) indicate an alternate title is simply The Traitor, with Baru Cormorant a sub-title, or not on the cover at all, but nothing on the US editions indicate that, no colon or comma, no difference in font size in the full title. I requested an ARC for the sequel from Net Galley, and while waiting for their response I began reading. However, I set it aside when it did not receive any major award nominations, and because I had so many others on my to-be-read pile. I've bought a lot of books the past few years to try to keep up, and to counter the negative recommendations from the Sad/Rabid contingent. I got this book a couple of years ago when it received several positive reviews.

I will probably read it before going on to the second book of the series, due later this month (10/30/18), but a brief skimming seems to indicate it is very similar to the last chapter of the novel. I have not read that story yet, and I'm not linking to it, but I trust that site's warning that it spoils major revelations for the novel. The Traitor Baru Cormorant is based on (actually a prequel to) a 2011 short story published online at Beneath Ceaseless Skies. It's also one I would like to re-read, at least certain parts, to see if I missed major clues along the way. The Monster Baru CormorantĪ difficult book to review, since it would be extremely easy to spoil.

The traitor masquerade book 1 seth dickinson