The Shape of Monsters
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
A talented heretic and the emperor she both loathes and loves will learn what monsters are really made of in the second installment of the Moon Heresies trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Tessa Gratton.
Iriset—prodigy, outlaw, now sunderer—has broken the Moon-Eater god’s prison at the heart of the empire. But the consequences of her actions land her in a city of monsters where the heretical magic of human architecture is freely practiced, and the only person she knows—and can trust—is Lyric, the emperor she’s lied to and loved in equal measure.
As scheming kings and capricious gods drive them towards different extremes, they soon realize that to find their way home, they must remake the world … at the risk of breaking it forever.
Praise for the Moon Heresies trilogy:
“A beautiful, elegant, passionate novel. A triumph and a delight from start to finish.” —Antonia Hodgson, author of The Raven Scholar
“Laced with a vivid sensuality.” —Jacqueline Carey, author of Kushiel's Dart
“A lush story of dangerous intrigue in an intricate and utterly unique world.” —C. S. Pacat, author of Captive Prince
“Sensual and suspenseful.” —Publishers Weekly
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The satisfyingly complex second installment of Gratton's Moon Heresies trilogy picks up where The Mercy Makers left off: with Iriset having used her heretical abilities as an Architect, a human who can manipulate the mystical forces of rising, falling, flow, and ecstatic, to free the Moon-Eater god. Thrown 400 years into the past by the force of this magic, Iriset, emperor Lyric, and a magical creature known as the numen find themselves at the end of the Apostate Age, surrounded by beautiful and unsettling examples of human Architecture run amok. The mystical forces in the city are not aligned with the Holy Design and the gods are missing, much to the devout Lyric's dismay, but Iriset thrives, seizing the opportunity to hone her own Architectural abilities. When a disaster strikes the city, Iriset and Lyric realize their presence may be both the cause and the solution. As they simultaneously make history and try to run from it, Lyric and Iriset are drawn in different directions, despite their lingering love for each other. Gratton's vibrant worldbuilding and vivid characters bring her impressively intricate story to life before a cliffhanger ending sets the stage for an explosive grand finale. Readers will be eager for more.
