Fantasy Grimdark Tragedy

The Crow and The Rabbit

Name: The Crow and The Rabbit
Rating: 4.68 (123 reviews)
Author: Wintydunno

Wintydunno

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Synopsis

The world is filled with evil.
Thieves, robbers, murderers, and oppressors do what they want, taking advantage of the innocent, turning them into victims.
Ferene hates the world. A killer that refuses to be a victim, she turns her blade on the thieves and murderers, lessening the evil in the world one life at a time.
Yet the world is made up of more than single lives, single evils, single deeds.

The world is unfair.
One cannot choose how they are born. The life they live, however, is something they have control over.
Linara’s circumstances prevent her from having what she wants the most. Yet her upbringing gives her an unfair advantage in other areas.

The world is larger than what is known.
To the south of the mountain wall, humans engage in human trivialities, fighting amongst themselves, waging wars over territory. On the other side, a fight for survival occurs.
Taradira see the need to move the focus from the useless fighting to the war that truly matters. The only way to do that is to end the pointless wars with her own hand.

This is a grim fantasy story.
It will have:
a morally gray protagonist that makes mistakes
an exploration of the cruelty of humanity
a world that is hostile to the people living in it
non-magical fantasy races
non-magical fantasy monsters
tragic and depressing moments

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