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The Divine Cities Trilogy: City of Stairs, City of Blades, and City of Miracles, with an excerpt from Foundryside Kindle Edition

by ROBERT JACKSON BENNETT (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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A special omnibus edition, collecting all three books of Robert Jackson Bennett’s acclaimed Divine Cities trilogy in a single volume.

In a world where terrifying, capricious gods once walked the earth, enslaving and brutalizing millions, three unforgettable protagonists struggle to come to terms with the mysteries these divinities left behind— and to make sure these cruel masters do not rise again.

In City of Stairs, an unassuming young woman named Shara Thivani arrives in Bulikov, the city that once wielded the powers of the gods to conquer the world. Officially, she is just another junior diplomat, dispatched by the city’s new colonial masters; unofficially, she is one of her country’s most accomplished spies, on a mission to solve a murder. As she pursues the killer, she begins to suspect that the gods who once guarded Bulikov are not as dead as they seem, and that the city’s cruel reign may begin anew.

In City of Blades, General Turin Mulaghesh—foul-mouthed hero of the battle of Bulikov, rumored war criminal, ally of an embattled prime minister—is pressed into service one last time, investigating a terrifying discovery in the city of Voortyashtan, once the stronghold of the god of war and death. Voortyashtan’s god is most certainly dead, but something is awakening in the city. And someone is determined to make the world tremble at the city’s awful power once again.

In City of Miracles, the formidable, seemingly unkillable Sigrud je Harkvaldsson returns from self-imposed exile on a mission of revenge, only to find himself embroiled in a battle that may be beyond even his abilities to win—a secret, decades-long war that will force him to confront the last mysteries of Bulikov, the city of miracles itself.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07BD2B1CT
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Del Rey (August 7, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 7, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 12908 KB
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- #8,531 in Epic Fantasy (Kindle Store)
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Robert Jackson Bennett is a two-time award winner of the Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novel, an Edgar Award winner for Best Paperback Original, and is also the 2010 recipient of the Sydney J Bounds Award for Best Newcomer, and a Philip K Dick Award Citation of Excellence. City of Stairs was shortlisted for the Locus Award and the World Fantasy Award. City of Blades was a finalist for the 2015 World Fantasy, Locus, and British Fantasy Awards. City of Miracles is in stores now, and the entire Divine Cities trilogy is currently nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Series.

His eighth novel, Foundryside, the first installment of The Founders Trilogy, will be released August 23rd of 2018.

Robert lives in Austin with his wife and large sons. He can be found on Twitter at @robertjbennett. You can subscribe to his Writing Advice newsletter here: https://www.patreon.com/robertjacksonbennett

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Jerrold

Excellent Tale, could not put it down

Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2018

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I admit to a weakness for science fiction and fantasy stories. I also admit to impatience over stories that are too long, poorly edited, or just wander. The Divine Cities Trilogy did not suffer from any of those flaws. Each of the three books was a complete story in its own right. At the same time, all three of them presented an interesting and clever arc of a story, with strong writing, compelling characters, interesting plot twists that kept me interested, and a powerful ending that brought a powerful emotional and human impact to a science fiction/fantasy tale. My only quibble is that the author seemed to spend too much detail describing really bloody and gory events. Yes, those events were part of the story line, but it seemed to me that he went a little overboard on the details.

I also read Foundryside, which also was an excellent book, well worth reading.

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Keeter

So what do you do after the divine are deposed?

Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2019

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Like any story this long, it had some down moments but I found that the world described was fascinating up to the end. World building was well blended with a brisk story line. Readers are immersed in a world where the time of divinities is past and the world must deal with the lingering presence of their worshippers and their persistent miracles. He characters are flawed and believable and you find yourself being truly interested in their stories. A very good read and highly recommended.

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Nick Borrelli

In my top 10 all-time Dark Fantasy series

Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2019

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I am so impressed by the history that Robert Jackson Bennett constructed and the mythical dead gods that are at the center of this amazing Dark Fantasy trilogy. And boy is it ever dark! But it is also a series that stands out in my opinion and is so engrossing that you need to keep turning the pages feverishly. The fact that this is Bennett's debut series is all the more impressive because I believe it to be one of the best Dark Fantasy series of the past 25 years and definitely ranks in my top 10 all-time. I feel like more people should read it and I hope it eventually gets the proper accolades that it deserves. And now you can get it in this handy-dandy omnibus digital edition, which is fantastic!

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Nick Vargish

Enjoyable Novels Built on an Amazing Premise

Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2018

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"If you're going to make a one-joke movie, make sure it's a good joke."
This is a series of novels based on a singular premise, and it's a terrific one. The premise leads to some very creative and mostly plausible world-building, inhabited by some quite memorable characters. My favorite is mostly out by the end of the first novel, but I still read all three books in sequence, with no breaks in between. This is almost unprecedented for me, so you can get an idea of how much I enjoyed the first two books! And the third, though I felt I had to slog a bit at the end, was a worthy conclusion, leaving the reader with both possibility and closure.

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SF Roy

Epic trilogy

Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2022

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Incredibly creative world building. Bennett brings to life a wholly believable and human world of clashing societies and gods. Well worth a read

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A slow burn can start an inferno

Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2018

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This omnibus edition was a fun read of all three novels. Each focused primarily on a different character. Each was slow to get going as the mystery and countless twists unfolded. The battles were great. The world building was phenomenal.

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R. Parsons

What a Fantastic Trilogy

Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2019

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I heard about Foundryside and was desperate for new reading material. So I discovered this trilogy and took a chance and did the Kindle edition, which I read on my phone. This is such a fantastic trilogy. What is great is how each book jumps to a character one might have seen as not the most significant in a book previous.

It's tragic, it's powerful, it's great. The author definitely knows how to pull the reader along with mystery, intrigue and terrific world building. Highly recommend!

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Keith Becker

Phenomenal

Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2019

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The first book had me hooked. Some amazing world-building, using cultural influences from Central Asia that I've not seen done much before. Characters develop really well through the series, and it really has an emotional impact when bad things happen to them (no spoilers). There's a shift in perspectives between the first and second book, but it doesn't hurt the story telling at all. I haven't been this engrossed in a novel in a long time.

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101mystic

A trip through time

Reviewed in Canada on April 27, 2019

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I read through these books, I had read the first one ages ago but then got busy with life and didn't know there were more, this came up for a good deal and I wanted to read them. And then read through all of them very quickly. Lost track of time occasionally reading through it, and loved the way the magic system works in these books.

Cass M.

Engaging series

Reviewed in Canada on September 16, 2018

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Really enjoyed this series that highlights how well the author does world building. Each book is quite different. Each story is separated by many years so could be enjoyed independently.

Sherise Falk

Started out strong...then fizzled out

Reviewed in Canada on February 7, 2020

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City of Stairs is definitely at the outer edge of my tolerance for dark, gritty, violent story-telling. In fact, it was probably past my comfort level, but the writing, clever premise, and intricate world-building helped me through the gore and grit.

There is no denying that Bennett does a masterful job creating a new and believable world filled with characters that feel real. I definitely recommend this book...but only to those of you who can stomach a fair amount of swearing and gore. I can't call those darker elements "tastefully done", but they do feel appropriate to the story and characters.

I prepared myself for City of Blades to be more of the same: brilliant writing, nuanced characters, and a knock-out plot generously sprinkled with gore. I wasn't wrong, but I had not prepared myself for enough gore and violence and darkness. I made it through, but only because I hate leaving books unfinished. I'm just too sensitive for this style of writing.

It's too bad because Bennett is otherwise masterful.

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