
The City of Dusk - The Dark Gods (Hardback)
Tara Sim (author)Published: 22/03/2022
The realms are dying, and only the heirs can save the city - but at what cost.
The Four Realms - Life, Death, Light, and Darkness - all converge on the city of dusk. For each realm there is a god, and for each god there is an heir.
But the gods have withdrawn their favour from the once vibrant and thriving city. And without it, all the realms are dying.
Unwilling to stand by and watch the destruction, the four heirs-Risha, a necromancer struggling to keep the peace; Angelica, an elementalist with her eyes set on the throne; Taesia, a shadow-wielding rogue with rebellion in her heart; and Nik, a soldier who struggles to see the light- will sacrifice everything to save the city.
But their defiance will cost them dearly.
'For Sim's most devoted fans' - Publishers Weekly
'A lot to love' - Kirkus Reviews
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 9781399704090
Number of pages: 576
Weight: 820 g
Dimensions: 238 x 166 x 52 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
City of Dusk is deceptive; it starts off relatively fluffy and ends elbows-deep in blood... if you're expecting a neat package that gets tied up in a confrontation with one clearly defined Big Bad at the end, you're in for a surprise * SFX *
Fantasy readers will appreciate Sim's attempt to create an expansive world in the vein of A Darker Shade of Magic or Gideon the Ninth....There's a lot to love here * Kirkus Reviews *
For Sim's most devoted fans * Publishers Weekly *
Lovers of epic, dark fantasies, rejoice! There's literally a lot here to love at 512 pages, including immersive writing that excellently builds this magical world, badass queer characters, and an interesting plot. Fans of A Darker Shade of Magic and All of Us Villains will want to pick this up sooner rather than later * BookRiot *
Through its generous number of perspectives and gorgeous prose, Tara Sim proves herself again to be a talented worldbuilder and detailed storyteller * Locus *
A delightful, complex, intimate yet explosive debut adult fantasy novel * Strange Horizons *
Recommended for fans of large scale fantasy sagas with diverse, frequently queer protagonists * Booklist *
A good fantasy, with a cracking ensemble cast and a wonderful world * Grimdark Magazine *
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