An epic murder mystery set on the crumbling streets of a Paris torn
apart by a magical war . . . 'Lyrical, sophisticated, lush,
suspenseful' Ken Liu Paris in the aftermath of the Great Magicians
War. Its streets are lined with haunted ruins, Notre-Dame is a
burnt-out shell, and the Seine runs black, thick with ashes and
rubble. Yet life continues among the wreckage. The citizens retain
their irrepressible appetite for novelty and distraction, and The
Great Houses still vie for dominion over France's once grand
capital. House Silverspires, previously the leader of those power
games, now lies in disarray. Its magic is ailing; its founder,
Morningstar, has been missing for decades; and now something from
the shadows stalks its people inside their very own walls. Within
the House, three very different people must come together: a naive
but powerful Fallen, an alchemist with a self-destructive
addiction, and a resentful young man wielding spells from the Far
East. They may be Silverspires' salvation; or the architects of its
last, irreversible fall . . . Readers can't put down The House of
Shattered Wings: 'An intense, beautiful, brutal journey written
with an eye for the stunning, vivid detail and the cruel demands of
duty, loyalty, and leadership' Kate Elliot 'I was absolutely
gripped by this novel the whole way. It is such a beautiful,
powerful, genuinely haunting fantasy' Goodreads reviewer,
'Incredibly atmospheric: you can almost see yourself walking the
streets of Paris, seeing the polluted, black Seine for yourself,
surrounding Notre Dame and Des Magasins' Goodreads reviewer, 'A
fascinating take on fallen angels in 1930s Paris . . . I was quite
taken by the prose and the world building in this as well as rich
and complex characters' Goodreads reviewer, 'A suspenseful
supernatural narrative focusing on fallen angels as they fight for
power in a post-apocalyptic Paris that boasts brilliant
worldbuilding, powerful prose and a cast of terrifically conflicted
characters' Goodreads reviewer,
General
| Imprint: |
Gollancz
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
July 2016 |
| First published: |
2015 |
| Authors: |
Aliette de Bodard
|
| Dimensions: |
198 x 128 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - B-format
|
| Pages: |
426 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4732-1257-2 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Fantasy
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
1-4732-1257-X |
| Barcode: |
9781473212572 |
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