City of Blades, Robert Jackson Bennett
City of Blades, Robert Jackson Bennett
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City of Blades

Author: Robert Jackson Bennett

Narrator: Alma Cuervo

Unabridged: 19 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 01/26/2016

Synopsis

The city of Voortyashtan was once the home of the goddess of death, war and destruction, but now it's little more than a ruin. General Turyin Mulaghesh is called out of retirement and sent to this hellish place to find a Saypuri secret agent who's gone AWOL in the middle of a mission. But the ghosts of past wars have followed her there, and soon she begins to wonder what happened to the souls in the afterlife when the gods were defeated by her people, the Polis. Do the dead sleep soundly in the land of death? Or do they have plans of their own?

About Robert Jackson Bennett

Robert Jackson Bennett is the author of Foundryside and the Divine Cities trilogy, which was a 2018 Hugo Awards finalist in the Best Series category. The first book in the series, City of Stairs, was also a finalist for the World Fantasy and Locus Awards, and the second, City of Blades, was a finalist for the World Fantasy, Locus, and British Fantasy Awards. His previous novels, which include American Elsewhere and Mr. Shivers, have received the Edgar Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the Philip K. Dick Citation of Excellence. He lives in Austin with his family.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Petrik on May 05, 2023

I climbed the City of Stairs happily, and then I stumbled a bit in the City of Blades. City of Blades is the second book in Robert Jackson Bennett’s The Divine Cities trilogy. It’s overall a great book but in my opinion, this was a far cry from the greatness of City of Stairs. There are several reaso......more

Goodreads review by Bradley on February 10, 2017

Thanks goes to Netgalley for the advance copy! We're not in Saypuri anymore, Toto. Oh, Shara, Shara, what have you done? I'll do my very best to not reveal any spoilers, but a few things might be helpful. Shara is no longer the main character, and while Sigurd does play a pretty major role, it is Gene......more

Goodreads review by TS on August 31, 2021

City of Blades was one of the best sequels I've read; it has everything I could ask for that expands upon an already fantastic start to a trilogy. It is a rare occasion that a middle book makes it into my favourites shelf, and to think I've almost decided to put aside reading The Divine Cities. Then......more

Goodreads review by Philip on April 27, 2017

4 stars. A completely unexpected sort-of-sequel to a great book that I didn't think should have a sequel. City of Stairs displayed some incredible world-building and an interesting plot that came to a very logical end. I had serious doubts about the necessity of this book but, upon reading, have deci......more

Goodreads review by Gavin on April 13, 2017

I felt like this was a worthy sequel to the excellent City of Stairs. It is thought provoking fantasy set in an original, well crafted, fantasy world. Just like the first book the story was a murder mystery with plenty of intrigue and personal dilemmas for the characters to deal with. We got a new C......more

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