City of Blades: The Divine Cities Book 2 (Divine Cities, #2)

by Robert Jackson Bennett

Buffy Davis (Narrator)

'Robert Jackson Bennett deserves a huge audience' - Brent Weeks, New York Times bestselling author of The Black Prism.

Do the dead sleep soundly in the land of death - or do they have plans of their own?

Nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award 2016.

A generation ago the city of Voortyashtan was the stronghold of the god of war and death, the birthplace of fearsome supernatural sentinels who killed and subjugated millions. But that was then. Now the god is dead and the city lies in ruins, a wasteland of sectarian violence and bloody uprisings.

So it makes perfect sense for General Turyin Mulaghesh, foul-mouthed hero of the battle of Bulikov, rumoured war criminal, ally of embattled Prime Minister Shara Komayd, to be exiled here - but she's not just eking out her days in this hellhole till retirement. She's on one final mission, to find a Saypuri secret agent who's gone AWOL.

The trouble is, that this old soldier isn't sure she's still got what it takes to be the hero . . .

A triumphant return to the world of A City of Stairs.

'Loud, bold and uncompromisingly ambitious' - Upcoming4.me

• ISBN10: 1784294780
• ISBN13: 9781784294786
• Publish Date: 7 January 2016
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Quercus Publishing
• Imprint: Jo Fletcher Books
• Edition: Unabridged edition
• Format: Audiobook (MP3)
• Duration: 21 hours and 10 minutes
• Language: English

Reviews

[ross91]

If it had 100 pages less it would have been a 5* read.
Still, I found this book really great, entertaining and very well written.
Bulikov is still my favorite city, but Voortyashtan felt real and divine as well.
I wish there was more Shara!

[KitsuneBae]

Dear Author,

Thank you for stepping up your game. I hope to whoever-divinity-who-is-still-alive-on-the-upcoming-books to grant Mulaghesh a long long life to become Prime Minister and kick the asses of those who need kicking.

But Bennett, why did you do that to Signe? I just want for Sigrud to be happy. T_T

[Charli G.]

City of Blades started out as a book I didn't think I'd be able to get into. At first it just didn't seem to be that interesting. I'm glad I stuck it out because if I hadn't, I'd have missed one of the best books I've read in the last year!

The second book in a series that began with City of Stairs, City of Blades can easily stand on its own. I had no issues with understanding what was going on. There is enough of the backstory to allow the reader to know what is going on and what happened in the past to make the story clear.

This book is kind of like a fantasy version of a mystery thriller. There is a bit of a whodunit in City of Blades as well as a fair bit of action. The world woven here is much like our own world but not quite. Many of our own conveniences exist here - electricity, weaponry, etc. - but the world is most definitely not the world as we know it. In this world, Divinities existed but were able to be destroyed, along with their miracles, an interesting concept.

I love Mulaghesh. Her character is what I feel is the consummate solider. She serves and she feels that those who do not serve are unworthy of the title of soldier. I'm also quite fond of Sigrund. I can't really say why, I just like him a lot.

This book is great for anyone looking for a new breed of fantasy book to get into.

**I received a copy of this book for free from First to Read in exchange for my honest review. All opinions expressed are 100% my own.