The Forbidden City, Deborah A. Wolf
The Forbidden City, Deborah A. Wolf
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The Forbidden City

Author: Deborah A. Wolf

Narrator: Natalie Naudus

Unabridged: 17 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/11/2019

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Epic


Synopsis

Sulema Ja’Akari is an elite warrior, one of the desert people known as the Zeeranim. She is also the daughter of the Dragon King of Atualon, whose magic is the only thing that prevents the earth dragon from waking. Should the dragon end her sleep, their world will be destroyed.The Dragon King is dying. As heir to his throne, Sulema must be trained to take his place, yet the more she learns, the less she trusts the sinister agendas that surround her. Knowing that her life hangs in the balance, Sulema seeks to return to the Zeera.Salvation may lie with her mother, Hafsa Azeina, who walks the dark and deadly pathways of the Dreaming Lands. To save her daughter, the dreamshifter will be forced to strike a pact with her greatest enemy, a huntress who would rather kill her than assist her.Upheaval stretches far beyond Atualon—to the forbidden city of Khanbul where the emperor rules with an iron hand. An elite cadre of rebel conspirators chafes beneath his rule and plots to overthrow him.Among them is Jian de Allyr, the half-dae prince born of a human mother and a twilight lord. If they are to challenge the emperor in his stronghold, however, Jian and his co-conspirators must secretly raise an army.

About Deborah A. Wolf

Deborah A. Wolf has some personal knowledge of life as a barbarian warrior, having grown up in a wildlife refuge in Alaska. She later worked as an Arabic linguist for the US Army. Before Wolf’s formative years in Alaska, she spent some of her early years on a deserted island. She has a love of different cultures where she can use those settings to create giant monsters, as well as flora and fauna. Wolf currently lives in northern Michigan.

About Natalie Naudus

Natalie Naudus is one of the most beloved audiobook narrators working today and now author of her debut novel, Gay the Pray Away.


Reviews

Goodreads review by The Nerd Book on December 16, 2018

Wow! I can't believe I forgot to review this one. It is in my honorable mention of favorite books of the year. Great follow up to my favorite book of 2017. I'll leave a more thorough review once I do a quick refresher. Here's the link to my interview with Deborah Wolf The Nerd Book Review......more

Goodreads review by THE BIBLIOPHILE on April 04, 2020

A Brilliant sequel to the excellent first novel. This book builds up further upon the foundations laid by the first. Filled with action, magic, betrayal, intrigue, and suspense, it delivers a tightly plotted story layered with varied tapestries. It is beautiful, grim, and dark in equal measure. I ju......more

Goodreads review by Makena on March 26, 2019

Wolf gave us a beautiful bud with the Dragon’s Legacy, and with the second volume she has sung the flower to bloom belladonna. Deep are the roots now, vivid and enticing the exotic petals. Poison its center, leaving readers with irregular heartbeats and staggered breaths. Much like book one, Wolf les......more

Goodreads review by Blake on January 13, 2021

An exquisite follow up to The Dragon’s Legacy. Deborah A Wolf is quickly becoming one of my absolute favourite authors, and The Forbidden City has only further cemented my admiration for her writing. A complex fantasy novel that stands outside of stereotypical pseudo-medieval sword and sorcery, The F......more

Goodreads review by Nikki on August 21, 2018

The Forbidden City is the fantastic second book in Deborah A Wolf's Dragon's Legacy epic/high fantasy series. We pick up where we left off at the end of the first book and find out what happens next to Jian, Sulema, Hasfz Azeina and all the other POV characters from The Dragon's Legacy. I love Wolf'......more


Quotes

“The outcome will be world-shattering.” New York Journal of Books on The Dragon’s Legacy

“The prose is as elegant and artful as the story is raw and bloody. This book will leave you ready for more.” Tea and Trifles

“Wolf’s lush and painterly prose is reminiscent of Jacqueline Carey, impelling the reader to savor every sight and sound and smell.” Katherine Kurtz, author of The Adept, praise for the series

“True epic fantasy … Carry you away to a world you’ll want to live in for a long, long time!” David Farland, author of The Runelords, praise for the series