Decapitation & Dismemberment – Page 6 – Trigger Warning Database

Princess of Dorsa by Eliza Andrews

Princess of Dorsa by Eliza Andrews

The fate of an empire lies in the hands of one untested princess. Princess Natasia is the eldest child of the Emperor Andreth, ruler of the Four Realms. If she were a boy, she’d be the unquestioned heir to the throne. But as a girl, her main duty in life is to marry someone her father can shape into his successor. Everything changes when an unknown would-be assassin nearly takes Tasia’s life. Someone wants to destabilize the Empire — but who? Was the assassin aligned with the power-hungry Western lords, who have always rebelled against the Emperor? Was he hired by the barbar… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Sexual assault
Decapitation
Physical assault
Fire

Traitor to the Throne by Alwyn Hamilton

Traitor to the Throne by Alwyn Hamilton

Nearly a year has passed since Amani and the rebels won their epic battle at Fahali. Amani has come into both her powers and her reputation as the Blue-Eyed Bandit, and the Rebel Prince’s message has spread across the desert – and some might say out of control. But when a surprise encounter turns into a brutal kidnapping, Amani finds herself betrayed in the cruellest manner possible. Stripped of her powers and her identity, and torn from the man she loves, Amani must return to her desert girl’s instinct for survival. For the Sultan’s palace is a dangerous one, and the harem is a viper’s nest of suspicion, fear and intri… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Infidelity
Blood & injury depiction including dead bodies
Decapitations
Murder
Gun & sword violence
Sandstorms

Bloodwitch by Susan Dennard

Bloodwitch by Susan Dennard

High in a snowy mountain range, a monastery that holds more than just faith clings to the side of a cliff. Below, thwarted by a lake, a bloodthirsty horde of raiders await the coming of winter and the frozen path to destroy the sanctuary and its secrets. The Bloodwitch Aeduan has teamed up with the Threadwitch Iseult and the magical girl Owl to stop the destruction. But to do so, he must confront his own father, and his past.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Nightmares
Graphic blood & gore depiction including dead bodies
Graphic physical injuries & illness
Emesis
Death of a baby, on-page
Death of a wife & daughter mentioned
Murder & attempted murder
Mass murder & massacres, on-page
Torture mentioned
Gun violence
Knife violence & stabbing
Fire
Explosions, on-page
Decapitation
Loss of autonomy (possession)
Kidnapping
Disappearance of a friend
Imprisonment mentioned
War & military violence (theme)

War by Laura Thalassa

War by Laura Thalassa

The day Jerusalem falls, Miriam Elmahdy knows her life is over. Houses are burning, the streets run red with blood, and a traitorous army is massacring every last resident. There is no surviving this, especially not once Miriam catches the eye of War himself. But when the massive and terrifying horseman corners Miriam, he calls her his wife, and instead of killing her, he takes her back to his camp. Now Miriam faces a terrifying future, one where she watches her world burn town by town, and the one man responsible for it all is her seemingly indestructible “husband”. But there’s another side to him, one that’s gentle and loving and dead… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Attempted rape, on-page
Pregnancy
Decapitation
Death of a child
Murder
War themes
Animal death
Animal cruelty

Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie

Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie

Isma is free. After years of watching out for her younger siblings in the wake of their mother’s death, she’s accepted an invitation from a mentor in America that allows her to resume a dream long deferred. But she can’t stop worrying about Aneeka, her beautiful, headstrong sister back in London, or their brother, Parvaiz, who’s disappeared in pursuit of his own dream, to prove himself to the dark legacy of the jihadist father he never knew. When he resurfaces half a globe away, Isma’s worst fears are confirmed. Then Eamonn enters the sisters’ lives. Son of a powerful political figure, he has his own birthright to live up to—or defy… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Misogyny
Islamomisia
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a parent recounted
Death of a sibling
Suicide bombing
Beheading
Drive-by shooting
Terrorism

Soul of the Sword by Julie Kagawa

Soul of the Sword by Julie Kagawa

One thousand years ago, a wish was made to the Harbinger of Change and a sword of rage and lightning was forged. Kamigoroshi. The Godslayer. It had one task: to seal away the powerful demon Hakaimono. Now he has broken free. Kitsune shapeshifter Yumeko has one task: to take her piece of the ancient and powerful scroll to the Steel Feather temple in order to prevent the summoning of the Harbinger of Change, the great Kami Dragon who will grant one wish to whoever holds the Scroll of a Thousand Prayers. But she has a new enemy now. The demon Hakaimono, who for centuries was trapped in a cursed sword, has escape… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Alcohol consumption
Smoking mentioned
Blood & gore depiction
Beheading
Murder
Sword violence
Death from exposure to the cold mentioned
Animal death
War themes

Paladin’s Strength by T. Kingfisher

Paladin’s Strength by T. Kingfisher

He’s a paladin of a dead god, tracking a supernatural killer across a continent. She’s a nun from a secretive order, on the trail of the raiders who burned her convent and kidnapped her sisters. When their paths cross at the point of a sword, Istvhan and Clara will be pitched headlong into each other’s quests, facing off against enemies both living and dead. But Clara has a secret that could jeopardize the growing trust between them, a secret that will lead them to the gladiatorial pits of a corrupt city, and beyond…

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Nightmare
Self-sacrifice
Alcohol consumption
Emesis
Decapitation
Murder
Arson, off-page

Paladin’s Grace by T. Kingfisher

Paladin’s Grace by T. Kingfisher

Stephen’s god died on the longest day of the year… Three years later, Stephen is a broken paladin, living only for the chance to be useful before he dies. But all that changes when he encounters a fugitive named Grace in an alley and witnesses an assassination attempt gone wrong. Now the pair must navigate a web of treachery, beset on all sides by spies and poisoners, while a cryptic killer stalks one step behind

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Infidelity recounted
Depression
Panic attack, on-page
Suicide by poison
Alcohol consumption
Decapitation
Autopsy scene
Death of a mother from consumption mentioned
Murder
Home invasion
False imprisonment
Military service recounted

City of Villains by Estelle Laure

City of Villains by Estelle Laure

Mary Elizabeth Heart is a high school senior by day, but by night she’s an intern at the Monarch City police department. She watches with envy from behind a desk as detectives come and go, trying to contain the city’s growing crime rate. For years, tension has simmered between the city’s wealthy elite, and their plans to gentrify the decaying neighbourhood called the Scar—once upon a time the epicentre of all things magic. When the daughter of one of the city’s most powerful businessmen goes missing, Mary Elizabeth is thrilled when the Chief actually puts her on the… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Blood & gore depiction including dead bodies and dismembered body parts
Murder

Temple by Matthew Reilly

Temple by Matthew Reilly

Deep in the jungle of Peru, the hunt for a legendary Incan idol is underway – an idol that in the present day could be used as the basis for a terrifying new weapon. Guiding a US Army team is Professor William Race, a young linguist who must translate an ancient manuscript that contains the location of the idol. What they find is an ominous stone temple, sealed tight. They open it – and soon discover that some doors are meant to remain unopened…

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism & racial slurs
Rape mentioned
Cheating
Blood & gore depiction
Decapitation
Murder
Gun violence
Explosions
Animal death
Nazism & the Holocaust
Colonisalism
Medical experiments in concentration camps mentioned