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- Content warnings: Violence, Graphic violence, Blood, Gore, Death, Grief, Trauma, War, Murder, Addiction, Alcoholism, Depression, Plague
Mercy: Tears of the Fallen
by Chance Dillon
Book 1 in The Mercy Saga
If your fantasy shelf has room for pain, politics, and old wars that refuse to stay buried, this one earns the attention it asks for. The romance stays quiet, but the grief and loyalty hit hard.
goodreads 4.05/5 242 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length584 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice1/5 · Closed door / fade to black
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Low
- Closed door / fade to black
- Book hangover incoming
- Dark/tortured soul
- Adrenaline rush
- Warrior/fighter
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- Beautiful grief
- Reluctant hero
- Perspective shift
- Damaged survivor
Fantasy promise
- Epic fantasy
- War front / rebellion
- High fantasy
- Monsters
- Forest / wilderness
- Grimdark / dark fantasy
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- Ship / at sea
- Post-apocalyptic
Reading experience
- Multi-POV
- Fast
- Dark
- Epic
- Heavy
- High
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- Intense
- Gritty
- Immersive
- Melancholic
- Fast-paced
- Atmospheric
- Tense
- Bonds forged in war
- Survival against impossible odds
- No one is safe
- Morally complex
- Emotional devastation
- Political intrigue
- War-torn kingdom
- Power corrupts
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Book details
- Length
- 584 pages
- Publisher
- Lightseeker Publishing
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book