Absorbing in its complexity and bold in its bloodiness, this beginning promises (and delivers) equal shares of beauty and decay." - Publishers Weekly, starred review on Nevernight Kristoff portrays a world as rife with villains and treachery as the ancient Italian civilizations it echoes. "Launching the Nevernight fantasy series, Kristoff (the Lotus War trilogy) creates a splendid world of corruption and violence.
Readers who enjoyed the first two books will not be disappointed by this dark, addictive story." - Library Journal "Kristoff's action sequences are well done humorous footnotes provide wry asides and additional info about this well-imagined realm. The world building, borrowing its structure from Italian political history, remains as intricate and fascinating as it was in Nevernight (2016)." - Booklist "The twists and turns start early in this volume, and readers expecting wry humor and high body counts will not be disappointed.Kristoff's characters are fully formed and jump off the page. "The stakes for our heroine feel higher than ever.Fans will love the fast-paced, epic conclusion to this dark and bloody tale." - Kirkus Reviews "Kristoff effortlessly draws together multiple threads from the first two volumes and packs in plenty of wickedly sharp, beautifully choreographed, and gloriously bloody fight scenes while offering humor, heartbreak, and a few jaw-dropping surprises.A poignant and exhilarating finale to a superb fantasy series." - Publishers Weekly, starred review on Darkdawn New York Times and internationally bestselling author Jay Kristoff’s writing has been praised by critics and readers alike and has won many awards, including four Aurealis Awards, an ABIA, and David Gemmell Morningstar and Legend awards. Night is falling on the Republic for perhaps the final time.Ĭan Mia survive in a world where even daylight must die? Together with her lover Ashlinn, brother Jonnen and a mysterious benefactor returned from beyond the veil of death, she must undertake a perilous journey across the Republic, seeking the final answer to the riddle of her life. And her nemesis, Consul Julius Scaeva, stands but a breath from total dominance over the Republic.īut beneath the city, a dark secret awaits. Her mentor Mercurio is now in the clutches of her enemies. Pursued by Blades of the Red Church and soldiers of the Luminatii legion, she may never escape the City of Bridges and Bones alive. Mia Corvere, gladiatii, escaped slave and infamous assassin, is on the run.
The greatest games in Godsgrave’s history have ended with the most audacious murders in the history of the Itreyan Republic. The epic conclusion to the internationally bestselling Nevernight Chronicle from New York Times bestselling author Jay Kristoff: Darkdawn
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