House of Earth and Blood
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4.6 • 135 Ratings
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- $18.99
Publisher Description
Think Game of Thrones meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer with a drizzle of E.L. James - Telegraph
Perfect for fans of Jessica Jones and True Blood, this is a blockbuster modern fantasy set in a divided world where one woman must uncover the truth to seek her revenge.
Half-Fae, half-human Bryce Quinlan loves her life. Every night is a party and Bryce is going to savour all the pleasures Lunathion – also known as Crescent City – has to offer. But then a brutal murder shakes the very foundations of the city, and brings Bryce's world crashing down.
Two years later, Bryce still haunts the city's most notorious nightclubs – but seeking only oblivion now. Then the murderer attacks again. And when an infamous Fallen angel, Hunt Athalar, is assigned to watch her every footstep, Bryce knows she can't forget any longer.
As Bryce and Hunt fight to unravel the mystery, and their own dark pasts, the threads they tug ripple through the underbelly of the city, across warring continents, and down to the deepest levels of Hel, where things that have been sleeping for millennia are beginning to stir ...
With unforgettable characters and page-turning suspense, this richly inventive new fantasy series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas delves into the heartache of loss, the price of freedom – and the power of love.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Urban fantasy gets a sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll makeover in the first adult novel from YA author Sarah J. Maas (A Court of Thorns and Roses). Set in an unforgiving world where computer technology collides with everyday magic and supernatural creatures, House of Earth and Blood introduces half-fae, half-human Bryce Quinlan, who’s content to party her way through her early 20s until a demon kills her best friend. Bryce teams up with fallen angel and enslaved assassin Hunt Athalar in a full-throttle quest to avenge her friend and grant Hunt his freedom. Sparks fly straight away, thanks to the pair’s intense romantic chemistry and Bryce’s gleefully profane banter. Maas has a track record of creating fierce female protagonists and a deep roster of scene-stealing supporting characters, and this novel—an epic opening to the Crescent City series—is no exception.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
YA author Maas (the Throne of Glass series) makes her adult debut with this electrifying series launch set on a planet plagued by conflict between oppressed humans and upper-class supernaturals. When a demon slaughters wolf-shifter Danika Fendir and her packmates, Danika's best friend, the half-human, half-Fae Bryce Quinlan, turns from carefree party girl to traumatized loner. Bryce's only comfort is knowing that Archangel Micah Domitus and the 33rd Imperial Legion have incarcerated the man who orchestrated the attack: a human with a vendetta against the wolves. But two years later a vampire with connections to Bryce dies the same way Danika did, suggesting the pack's true murderer remains at large. Desperate to discover the truth, Micah conscripts Bryce to dig into Danika's final days, and tasks Hunt Athalar, an indentured Malakim assassin doing penance for his part in a failed rebellion, with protecting her. Despite some murky worldbuilding that occasionally undercuts the intricate plot, Maas delivers a richly imagined tale spiced with snarky humor and smoldering romance between Bryce and Hunt. The villains tend to twirl their mustaches, but Bryce is a realistically flawed heroine with moxie and heart to spare. Maas's adult readers and fans of Charlaine Harris will devour this ambitious, emotionally charged contemporary fantasy.
Customer Reviews
Amazing
I never thought a book like this would make me cry in 2 parts of the story. It’s been a while since I had gotten back into reading, and this is the first book I’ve bought and read. I love it and hope there is a sequel to this.