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City Of Miracles
''The Divine Cities'' is a trilogy of fantasy novels by the American writer Robert Jackson Bennett. It consists of the novels '' City of Stairs'' (published 2014), '' City of Blades'' (2016) and ''City of Miracles'' (2017). Synopsis The series is set in a fictional world in which many near-omnipotent "divinities" once ruled over a large continent, imposing their whims on its peoples but also protecting them and allowing them to conquer and enslave the island nation of Saypur. But after the Saypuri found a way to overthrow and kill the divinities, almost all of their miracles ceased to work and the continent was plunged into plague and chaos. At the outset of the first novel, ''City of Stairs'', the Saypuri republic, emerging as an industrial and military power from the ruins of the divine empire, is militarily occupying the continent. The young Saypuri spy Shara Komayd and her brawny henchman Sigrud arrive in the continental capital of Bulikov and are faced with a plot to overthrow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Jackson Bennett
Robert Jackson Bennett (born 1984) is an American writer of speculative fiction. Early life and education Robert Jackson Bennett was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He graduated from the University of Texas with special honors in English in 2005, and settled down in Austin, Texas. Career Bennett's debut as an author was the novel '' Mr. Shivers'' (2010). He went on to write '' The Company Man'' (2011), '' The Troupe'' (2012), and '' American Elsewhere'' (2013). Bennett's fifth novel, '' City of Stairs'' (2014), was the first of a fantasy trilogy, '' The Divine Cities'', followed by ''City of Blades'' (2016) and ''City of Miracles'' (2017). ''The Divine Cities'' was nominated for Best Series by the Hugo Awards in 2018, but lost to ''World of the Five Gods'' by Lois McMaster Bujold. In August 2018, Bennett published '' Foundryside'', the first installment of his new series, ''The Founders Trilogy''. Awards and nominations Bibliography Novels *'' Mr. Shivers'' (2010; Orbi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Stairs
''City of Stairs'' is a 2014 fantasy novel by Robert Jackson Bennett. The first in his " Divine Cities" trilogy, it was published by Broadway Books. Synopsis For centuries, the city-state of Bulikov used the magic of its patron deities to rule the world — until their vassal state Saypur killed the gods and conquered Bulikov. Decades later, a Saypuri historian is murdered while investigating Bulikov gods and magic, and the Saypuri colonial administration in Bulikov sends Ashara Komayd to investigate. Reception ''City of Stairs'' was a finalist for the 2015 World Fantasy Award—Novel,2015 World Fantasy Convention at WorldFantasy.org; retrieved August 10, 2018 the 2015 |
City Of Blades
''City of Blades'' is a 2016 fantasy novel by Robert Jackson Bennett. It is the second novel in his Divine Cities trilogy. Synopsis Five years after the events of '' City of Stairs'', General Turyin Mulaghesh is called out of retirement so that she can carry out one last mission in the city of Voortyashtan. Reception ''Kirkus Reviews'' found the novel to be "(l)ess literarily allusive than its predecessor", judging it to be "richly detailed and expertly plotted" — albeit with a less-than-optimal voice for Mulaghesh.CITY OF BLADES by Robert Jackson Bennett reviewed at ''''; published November 15, 2015; retrieved November 3, 2018 '' |
World Fantasy Award
The World Fantasy Awards are a set of awards given each year for the best fantasy literature, fantasy fiction published during the previous calendar year. Organized and overseen by the World Fantasy Convention, the awards are given each year at the eponymous annual convention as the central focus of the event. They were first given in 1975, at the first World Fantasy Convention, and have been awarded annually since. Over the years that the award has been given, the categories presented have changed; currently World Fantasy Awards are given in five written categories, one category for artists, and four special categories for individuals to honor their general work in the field of fantasy. The awards have been described by book critics such as ''The Guardian'' as a "prestigious fantasy prize", and one of the three most prestigious speculative fiction awards, along with the Hugo Award, Hugo and Nebula Awards (which cover both fantasy and science fiction). World Fantasy Award nomin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |