City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett

City of Stairs (Divine Cities, #1)

by Robert Jackson Bennett

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

In the city of stairs, nothing is as it seems.

You've got to be careful when you're chasing a murderer through Bulikov, for the world is not as it should be in that city. When the gods were destroyed and all worship of them banned by the Polis, reality folded; now stairs lead to nowhere, alleyways have become portals to the past, and criminals disappear into thin air.

The murder of Dr Efrem Pangyui, the Polis diplomat researching the Continent's past, has begun something and now whispers of an uprising flutter out from invisible corners.

Only one woman may be willing to pursue the truth - but it is likely to cost her everything.

'Truly refreshing' - New York Times Book Review

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Wow this book is very gripping, it starts off a bit weird and I was like i not sure i am going to like this. Then your off into one epic murder mystery, sci-fi fast action packed story that keeps you gripped right up to the end. Each chapter lures you in and spits you back out. It took me a few days to read it not because it was boring but because i had to take time to digest the few chapters i did devour. A great story and i am excited to see what else this author has to offer.

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