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City of Steps
Atmospheric fantasy novel The City of Steps about living spies, dead gods, buried history, and a mysterious, ever-changing city
Many years ago, the city of Bulikov enjoyed the favour of the Deities and conquered the whole world. But after his protectors were murdered under strange circumstances, the conqueror became the conquered; Bulik's proud history has been erased and censored, progress has stalled, and the once prosperous metropolis has become just another colonial outpost of a new world geopolitical power.
Into this seedy, backward city comes Shara Thivani. Officially, this quiet and unassuming woman is just another ordinary diplomat who has come to Bulikov to defend the interests of the oppressors. Unofficially, Shara is one of the best agents in her country and her mission is to investigate the brutal murder of a seemingly innocuous historian. As Shara delves into the mysteries of an ever-changing physical and political city, he's beginning to suspect, that beings, that once protected Bulikov, they don't have to be so dead, it seems.
They wrote about The City of Steps
An unforgettably surreal city... Readers looking for a truly refreshing fantasy setting should head to Bulikov and welcome its conquest.
New York Times Book Review
The perfect urban fantasy, in which you wander through a city full of endless staircases and alternate worlds... In the ruins of this mysterious city, a colourful and entertaining pantheon of ancient gods is revealed, and Shara's assassin goes into non-stop action.
Washington Post
A gripping story full of seemingly untangleable knots, based on a mythology so elaborate it gives me chills.
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Robert Jackson Bennet (b. 1984)
Award-winning American science fantasy author. Born in Louisiana and raised in Texas, he currently lives with his wife and son in Austin, Texas. He is a two-time winner of the Shirley Jackson Award, for his first novel Mr. Shivers (2010) and the book American Elsewhere (2013). His novel The Company Man (2011) won the Edgar Award for Best Paperback. City of Steps (2014) is his latest novel.
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