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- Content warnings: Blood, Depression, Vomiting / emesis, Gore, Grief, Murder, Self-harm, Suicidal ideation, Torture, Violence, War
Lightbringer
by Claire Legrand
Book 3 in Empirium
Read this when you want the finale to go big: prophecy, power, betrayal, war, and feelings that do not get tidied up just because the trilogy is ending.
goodreads 3.96/5 16,238 ratings
storykind_community 1/5 1 rating
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Length592 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 3 books
Spice1/5 · Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Established relationship
- Mixed
- Low
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Cathartic release
- Warrior/fighter
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- Betrayal to trust
- Passionate / intense
- Beautiful grief
- Dark/tortured soul
- Hurt/comfort
- Closure
- Reluctant hero
- Star-crossed
- Book hangover
- Push and pull
Fantasy promise
- Ya romantasy
- Love triangle
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Angels
- Prophecy-driven love
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- War front / rebellion
- Mythological
- Gods/deities
- Time travel romance
- Temple / church / monastery
- Multi-realm / dimension-hopping
- Chosen one burden
- Star-crossed lovers
Reading experience
- Multi-POV
- Medium
- Epic
- Lush
- Royalty
- Bisexual MC
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- Dark
- Reluctant chosen one
- BIPOC MC
- Intense
- Emotional
- Queer
- Damaged survivor
- Bittersweet
- Cinematic
- Mythic
- War of succession
- Emotional devastation
- Political intrigue
- No one is safe
- Bonds forged in war
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Book details
- Length
- 592 pages
- Publisher
- Sourcebooks Fire
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book