City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett

City of Blades (Divine Cities, #2)

by Robert Jackson Bennett

A triumphant return to the world of City of Stairs.
 
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.
 
Now, the city’s god is dead. The city itself lies in ruins. And to its new military occupiers, the once-powerful capital is a wasteland of sectarian violence and bloody uprisings.
 
So it makes perfect sense that General Turyin Mulaghesh— foul-mouthed hero of the battle of Bulikov, rumored war criminal, ally of an embattled Prime Minister—has been exiled...Read more

Reviewed by ross91 on

4 of 5 stars

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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!

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