I'm a fan of Wells' Murderbot series, but I've always been more of a fantasy reader, so I was excited to hear she had an epic fantasy coming out. Wells did not disappoint!
The story begins with a mystery. Powerful characters awaken after being laid low by treachery and don't know who did it to them. As they seek answers, we learn about their world's history and how they found their true family after it seemed they lost everything.
I loved the inclusive cast, and the rich description of food, clothing, cultures, and geography. I can't wait for a follow-up!
'I didn't know you were a... demon.' 'You idiot. I'm the demon.' Kai's having a long day in Martha Wells' WITCH KING....
After being murdered, his consciousness dormant and unaware of the passing of time while confined in an elaborate water trap, Kai-Enna wakes to find a lesser mage attempting to harness Kai's magic to his own advantage. That was never going to go well.
But why was Kai imprisoned in the first place? What has changed in the world since his assassination? And why does the Rising World Coalition appear to be growing in influence?
The Great Cities Duology is the best urban fantasy I've read in a long time. Nothing against vampires and werewolves, but Jemisin pushes the genre so far beyond them.
She brings us a diverse cast whose lives are upended as they become avatars for the five boroughs of New York City. And what is a fitting opponent for New York City? Why, another city — this one full of horrors who seek to replace New York itself.
There's so much scathing comment here: gentrification, prejudice, systemic racism, bureaucratic obstacles that threaten to drown the city. The author herself found the work so fraught that she concluded the series early. Nevertheless, it's a great work of urban fantasy, fitting for the city it portrays.
Four-time Hugo Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author N.K. Jemisin crafts a glorious tale of identity, resistance, magic and myth.
All is not well in the city that never sleeps. Even though the avatars of New York City have temporarily managed to stop the Woman in White from invading—and destroying the entire universe in the process—the mysterious capital "E" Enemy has more subtle powers at her disposal. A new candidate for mayor wielding the populist rhetoric of gentrification, xenophobia, and "law and order" may have what it takes to change the very nature of New York itself and take…
The Golden Enclaves concludes a trilogy about a smart, snarky teenage witch attending a very dark, magical school.
El was labeled at a very young age by a prophecy as a destroyer of all things. No matter how she tries to be a regular girl, the school where she lives will only give her the darkest, most lethal spells to work on. Despite her understandable anger, El finds a friend group who are determined to save themselves and their classmates from the deadly ritual of Graduation.
In this conclusion, all but one of them escaped. El is ready to move heaven and earth to rescue Orion. But even if she succeeds, she can't save him from what his own family has already done. Or can she?
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Saving the world is a test no school of magic can prepare you for in the triumphant conclusion to the New York Times bestselling trilogy that began with A Deadly Education and The Last Graduate.
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Paste, Publishers Weekly
The one thing you never talk about while you’re in the Scholomance is what you’ll do when you get out. Not even the richest enclaver would tempt fate that way. But it’s all we dream about: the hideously slim chance we’ll survive to make it out the gates and improbably…
In a world ruled by dark magic, they seek to restore a forbidden power I hope! This paperback collects three e-books into one printed edition.
In the tower of the mist, Zathi's job is to capture renegade mages, but Keilos isn't like any other mage she's dealt with. Her drive to bring him in only leads them deeper into a cursed forest. Mortally wounded, Cylass is abandoned on the battlefield by comrades who betrayed him. But as he waits for death, a strange savior appears. The dancer, Tisha, heals him with her forbidden magic but also draws the wrath of his cruel former lord.
