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Lesbian & Sapphic FictionQueer FantasyLGBTQ+ Young Adult

Crier's War

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  • 2019 first published
  • 225 pages
  • ★ 4.3 (3 ratings)
  • 6 editions
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Nina Varela's Crier's War (2019) is a sapphic fiction and queer fantasy novel. Key subjects include imaginary places, imaginary wars and battles, androids and lesbians.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 148 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 6 editions.

At about 225 pages, most readers finish it in 4–5 hours.

About Crier's War

Impossible love between two girls —one human, one Made. A love that could birth a revolution. After the War of Kinds ravaged the kingdom of Rabu, the Automae, Designed to be the playthings of royals, took over the estates of their owners and bent the human race to their will. Now, Ayla, a human servant rising the ranks at the House of the Sovereign, dreams of avenging the death of her family… by killing the Sovereign’s daughter, Lady Crier. Crier, who was Made to be beautiful, to be flawless. And to take over the work of her father. Crier had been preparing to do just that—to inherit her father’s rule over the land. But that was before she was betrothed to Scyre Kinok, who seems to have a thousand secrets. That was before she discovered her father isn’t as benevolent as she thought. That was before she met Ayla. Set in a richly-imagined fantasy world, Nina Varela’s debut novel is a sweepingly romantic tale of love, loss and revenge, that challenges what it really means to be human.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Young adult fiction, romance, lgbtq+
  • Young adult fiction, social themes, class differences
  • Young adult fiction, fantasy, epic
  • Imaginary places
  • Imaginary wars and battles
  • Androids
  • Lesbians
  • Inheritance and succession
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Household employees
  • Interpersonal relations
  • Love
  • Revenge
  • Aristocracy, Social class
  • Kings, queens, rulers
  • Political corruption

Quick answers

Who wrote Crier's War?

Crier's War was written by Nina Varela and first published in 2019.

What genre is Crier's War?

It is usually shelved as Lesbian & Sapphic Fiction, Queer Fantasy, LGBTQ+ Young Adult and Epic Fantasy.

How long is Crier's War?

The median edition has 225 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Crier's War?

Readers who like it often enjoy Final Strife, Girls of Paper and Fire and The Black Tides of Heaven.

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