Blade of Dream
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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Publisher Description
From the New York Times bestselling author and co-author of The Expanse comes an "atmospheric and fascinating" novel that unfolds within the walls of a single great city, over the course of one tumultuous year (Joe Abercrombie, author of A Little Hatred).
Kithamar is a center of trade and wealth, an ancient city with a long, bloody history where countless thousands live and their stories endure.
This is Garreth’s.
Garreth Left is heir to one of Kithamar’s most prominent merchant families. The path of his life was paved long before he was born. Learn the family trade, marry to secure wealthy in-laws, and inherit the business when the time is right. But to Garreth, a life chosen for him is no life at all.
In one night, a chance meeting with an enigmatic stranger changes everything. He falls in love with a woman whose name he doesn’t even know, and he will do anything to find her again. His search leads him down corridors and alleys that are best left unexplored, where ancient gods hide in the shadows, and every deal made has a dangerous edge.
The path that Garreth chooses will change the course of not only those he loves, but the entire future of Kithamar’s citizens.
In Kithamar, every story matters -- and the fate of the city is woven from them all.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestseller Abraham's rich second Kithamar epic fantasy (after Age of Ash) takes an unexpected path; rather than directly continuing the prior volume's complex tale, Abraham instead provides a parallel narrative, making this clever outing equally accessible as a standalone. The opening is almost identical in both books, introducing the autonomous city of Kithamar, which is at a turning point following the mysterious death of its ruler, Byrn a Sal, who reigned for less than a year. His death gives citizens hope "that the season of darkness will end and something new begin," even as some wonder whether his daughter and heir, Elaine a Sal, committed patricide. Abraham then flashes back to the start of Byrn's regime, when Elaine has a fateful romantic encounter with Garreth Left, the son of a powerful merchant family, who falls in love without realizing that Elaine is princess. Now his quest to reunite with her leads him into a political morass. Meanwhile, Divol Senit, captain of the city guard, may finally be in a position to bring Kithamar's most notorious criminal, Aunt Thorn, to justice, thanks to a cooperating prisoner. Abraham's patient storytelling pays off, perfectly setting up the trilogy's finale, and his intricate worldbuilding makes Kithamar a pleasure to explore. Readers will not be disappointed.
