Three women in three different parts of the world are unknowingly connected to the same ancient evil rising. A standalone epic fantasy with multiple POVs, dragons, detailed political systems, and a central f/f romance that is treated with as much weight as any heterosexual love story in the genre.
Low-moderate — a couple of brief intimate scenes, but the epic scale is the story.
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Moods: Epic Political LGBTQ+ World-Building Heavy
Tropes: LGBTQ+ Multiple POVs Dragon Lore Political Intrigue Chosen One Adjacent
Yes — unusually for epic fantasy, it is a complete 848-page standalone.
Yes — the f/f romance is one of the main plotlines and is given full weight.
Very — this is epic fantasy with the ambition of Tolkien but the values of 2019.
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