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- Content warnings: Violence, Murder, Death, Slavery
A Darker Shore: Letters from Ketterdam
by Leigh Bardugo
The found-document format makes the mystery feel like evidence you should not have been handed. It is a sharp little return to Ketterdam for anyone still thinking about what Kaz and Inej left behind.
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Length64 pages
Story statusCompleted
Spice0/5
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- None
- Vicarious thrill
- Thief/criminal
- Intellectual satisfaction
- Adrenaline rush
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy adventure
- Big city / metropolis
- High fantasy
- Humans only
- Ship / at sea
- Coastal / island / beach
Reading experience
- Epistolary / mixed media
- Medium
- Mysterious
- Suspenseful
- Moderate
- Low
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- Spy/thief
- Dark
- Atmospheric
- Cinematic
- Immersive
- Political intrigue
- Heist energy
- No one is safe
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Book details
- Length
- 64 pages
- Publisher
- Insight Editions
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book