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| Title | : | City of Stairs (The Divine Cities #1) |
| Author | : | Robert Jackson Bennett |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 452 pages |
| Published | : | September 9th 2014 by Broadway Books |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Mystery. Urban Fantasy. Science Fiction. Adult. High Fantasy |
Robert Jackson Bennett
Paperback | Pages: 452 pages Rating: 4.11 | 24801 Users | 3011 Reviews
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The city of Bulikov once wielded the powers of the gods to conquer the world, enslaving and brutalizing millions — until its divine protectors were killed. Now, Bulikov’s history has been censored and erased, its citizens subjugated. But the surreal landscape of the city itself, forever altered by the thousands of miracles its guardians once worked upon it, stands as a haunting reminder of its former supremacy. Into this broken city steps Shara Thivani. Officially, the unassuming young woman is just another junior diplomat sent by Bulikov’s oppressors. Unofficially, she is one of her country’s most accomplished spies, dispatched — along with her terrifying “secretary”, Sigrud — to solve a murder. But as Shara pursues the killer, she starts to suspect that the beings who ruled this terrible place may not be as dead as they seem, and that Bulikov’s cruel reign may not yet be over. A tale of vast conspiracies, dead gods, and buried histories, City of Stairs is at once a gripping spy novel and a stunningly original work of fantasy.
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| Original Title: | City of Stairs |
| ISBN: | 080413717X (ISBN13: 9780804137171) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/228171 |
| Series: | The Divine Cities #1 |
| Literary Awards: | Locus Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Novel (2015), World Fantasy Award Nominee for Best Novel (2015), British Fantasy Award Nominee for Robert Holdstock Award (best fantasy novel) (2015), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fantasy (2014) |
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Ratings: 4.11 From 24801 Users | 3011 ReviewsArticle Containing Books City of Stairs (The Divine Cities #1)
Adult fantasy.A highly original story involving gods resurrected in a modern world how could I not be drawn to this? Set in an early industrial world where the two major nations are Bulikov (modeled loosely on Russia) and Saypur (modeled loosely on India), this story starts as a murder mystery and develops into a high fantasy of world-changing magic. Centuries ago, Bulikov had a pantheon of active gods who led their mortal worshippers to victory and made them the dominant world power throughThe city knows. It remembers. The past is written in its bones, though now the past speaks in silences. This book is genius! At some points the writing is so lovely I had to stop reading for a second to bask in its glory. That's part of the reason why it took me so long to read the book - I didn't want it to end.City of Stairs is set in an imaginative epic fantasy, almost steampunk setting. The Continent was once protected by mighty gods, allowing them to colonize and enslave many surrounding
Actual Review: 4.5 Stars City of Stairs is, at its heart, a murder mystery, with a hull of geopolitical strife & fueled by a peculiar magic that isn't totally understood even by the story's main characters. The perfect recipe for a story that had me up past my bed time many nights in a row. Right off the bat it plunges the reader into the thick of the roiling tensions between two major nations with a complicated history. Once dangerously powerful & supported by miracles performed by
TLDRSolid 4*Interesting read unlike any fantasy world I've read before, the MCs interactions made it for me.Fun twists & reveals, but I saw most of them coming so while it was a very enjoyable read it didn't quite knock my socks off. Still highly recommend 😇******Politics & religion are not typically subjects I seek out when looking for books to read. However the way these were tackled and slowly unveiled to us, like peeling back the layers of an onion through the opening act of a murder
Very thorough world building and extremely thought-provoking story, but when it was over...?I just wasn't moved enough to grab the next book.I'm pretty sure it's just me because this sucker has really high ratings and the vast majority of my friends LOVED it. I just couldn't connect with the main characters enough to truly care what happened to them by the end. At first, I thought I would love it, but by the last bit, I was just wanting it to be over so I could tick this one off my list...The
Amazing fantasy, incredible world-building, complex characters, creative magic systems ... this book pretty much has it all!December 2018 group read with the Buddies, Books and Baubles group. Thanks to Sarah and the group for motivating me to read it when its been sitting on my Kindle for, like, a year.Review to come. :)
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