Torture
9 books tagged with this warning.
1984
by George Orwell · 1949 · Dystopia / Classic
Winston tries to resist the Party in a totalitarian state.
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation (Mo Dao Zu Shi)
by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu · 2015 · Danmei / Xianxia / LGBTQ+
Wei Wuxian is reborn 13 years after being driven to his death.
The Husky and His White Cat Shizun (2ha)
by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou · 2017 · Danmei / Xianxia / LGBTQ+
Mo Ran is reborn into his youth — back when his master was still alive.
An Ember in the Ashes
by Sabaa Tahir · 2015 · YA / Fantasy / Dystopia
Enslaved Laia infiltrates the Empire's brutal military academy to save her brother; cadet Elias plots to escape it.
The Poppy War
by R. F. Kuang · 2018 · Fantasy / Military / China-inspired
Orphan Rin enters a military academy, discovers shaman-fire powers, and is consumed by total war.
The Lies of Locke Lamora
by Scott Lynch · 2006 · Fantasy / Heist
Camorr's smartest grifter Locke pulls a con, only to crash into a far bigger conspiracy.
Qiang Jin Jiu
by Tang Jiuqing · 2019 · Danmei / Historical Politics / LGBTQ+
A frontier general and a fallen noble use — and shelter — each other through court intrigue.
Overlord
by Kugane Maruyama · 2012 · Light Novel / Isekai
When the game shuts down, a guild master is transported to another world with his NPCs — and becomes its true overlord.
Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World
by Tappei Nagatsuki · 2014 · Light Novel / Isekai / Time Loop
Subaru has 'Return by Death' — every death rewinds him to a checkpoint to try again to save those around him.