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The Dagger in Vichy

by Alastair Reynolds

A troupe of medieval players carries a forbidden intelligence through the ruins of a technological age.

Genre and trope pairingsFantasyQuestSci-FiPost-apocalypticAdventureQuest

About The Dagger in Vichy

In a deep future resembling medieval France, a travelling company of players is entrusted with a mysterious box bound for the Imperator. Young thief Rufus hears his master conversing with whatever is inside and must choose between loyalty and fear. As the troupe travels toward Avignon, secrets surface and remnants of a far older technological world make their journey increasingly dangerous.

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Dark
Pacing
Fast
Content warnings
  • death
  • murder
  • body horror
  • blood

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