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- Content warnings: Violence, Death, Murder, Injury detail, Blood, Classism, Gore, Child death, Bullying, Grief, Torture, Body horror, Captivity, Child abuse (referenced), Drug use, Abandonment, Fire, Physical abuse, War, Kidnapping
The Raven Scholar
by Antonia Hodgson
Book 1 in Eternal Path Trilogy
A succession tournament turns into a murder investigation, and Neema Kraa is exactly the prickly scholar-detective you want in the middle of it. Come for epic fantasy politics, clever narration, and a mystery that keeps changing shape.
goodreads 4.43/5 36,978 ratings
storykind_community 4.63/5 4 ratings
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Length672 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice1/5 · Closed door
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Low
- Closed door
- Intellectual satisfaction
- Rogue/scoundrel
- Addictive read
- Scholar/intellectual
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- Book hangover
- Rival / competitor
- Adrenaline rush
Fantasy promise
- Epic fantasy
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Spirits
- Competition / games
- Other
Reading experience
- Multi-POV
- Medium
- Adventurous
- Witty
- Moderate
- High
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- Bookworm/scholar
- Mysterious
- Immersive
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Epic
- Sharp
- General badass
- Dramatic
- Engaging
- Outcast/loner
- Thrilling
- Atmospheric
- Tournament arc
- Page turner
- Political intrigue
- Plot twist heavy
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Book details
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- 672 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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