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- Content warnings: Murder, Violence, Death, Blood, Medical trauma, Body horror, Trauma, Racism/bigotry
Tidal Creatures
by Seanan McGuire
Book 3 in Alchemical Journeys
McGuire turns lunar mythology into a murder investigation with real teeth. It is intricate and strange, with enough Impossible City lore to make the whole series feel bigger.
goodreads 3.98/5 1,667 ratings
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Length464 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice0/5
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Found family
- None
- Intellectual satisfaction
- Book hangover incoming
Fantasy promise
- Urban fantasy
- Academy / campus
- Gods/deities
- Other
Reading experience
- Multi-POV
- Medium
- Mythic
- Philosophical
- Moderate
- High
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- Survivor
- Mysterious
- Thoughtful
- Dark
- Atmospheric
- Epic
- Tense
- Political intrigue
- Forbidden knowledge
- No one is safe
- Morally complex
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Book details
- Length
- 464 pages
- Publisher
- Tor Books
- Language
- English
- Format
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