The Tyrant Baru Cormorant

In the gripping conclusion to Seth Dickinson's acclaimed series, "The Tyrant Baru Cormorant" plunges Baru into the ultimate moral crucible. After fifteen years of relentless subterfuge and agonizing sacrifice, Baru wields the power to shatter the Imperial Republic of Falcrest, the very empire she feigns to serve. Embedded within the shadowy Cancrioth, she discovers their apocalyptic weapon: the Kettling, an ancient hemorrhagic plague capable of eradicating hundreds of millions, innocent and guilty alike, across the globe. As her enemies converge and her own sanity frays, Baru faces an impossible choice: unleash genocidal revenge and fulfill the tragic legacy of Tain Hu, or embark on a far more perilous path. This involves navigating a labyrinthine conspiracy orchestrated by judges, kings, spies, and immortals, all vying for global dominion through two devastating wars. Baru's ultimate quest is to seize absolute control over Falcrest, not for vengeance, but to dismantle its colonial apparatus and rectify its monumental crimes, even if it means becoming the very tyrant she despises.