A dying emperor narrates his rise from poverty to power, reflecting on a life of betrayal and moral conflict in a fantasy empire.
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A dying emperor narrates his rise from poverty to power, reflecting on a life of betrayal and moral conflict in a fantasy empire.
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As the ironic title indicates, Parker's latest tells the story of an individual life that takes extraordinary turns. As the story begins, the nameless, dying narrator takes us back to his childhood home in a remote corner of the ubiquitous Empire. The second of three sons, he lives there with his mother in a life of poverty, before circumstances propel him on an unlikely path to immense political power and influence, leaving a trail of betrayals, murders, and mutilations along the way.
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Romance & sex
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Brief mention of the narrator's mother as a village prostitute; no explicit scenes.
Violence & gore
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Frequent references to murders, betrayals, and mutilations as central to the narrator's rise to power.
Profanity
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No profanity or strong language mentioned.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ characters or themes present.
Religious content
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No religious themes present.
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult themes depicted.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Themes of political power, empire decline, and moral ambiguity in a fantasy setting.
Self-harm / suicide
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Narrator expresses shame and vacillates between longing to live and die; no explicit acts.
Abuse & suffering
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Narrator's impoverished origins and systemic suffering; mentions of betrayal and cruelty.
Other
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