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City of Blades
Broadway: Crown. (Divine Cities, Bk. 2). Jan. 2016. 496p. ISBN 9780553419719. pap. $15; ebk. ISBN 9780553419726. FANTASY
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Turyin Mulaghesh had hoped for the quiet retirement Shara Komayd promised her after the events of City of Stairs, but it seems there's one last task to accomplish. She must travel to Voortyashtan to investigate the disappearance of a ministry operative. Upon arrival, Turyin sees that the Saypuri government has hired a Dreyling company run by Signe, the daughter of Shara's old partner in mayhem Sigrud (who also makes an appearance), to dredge the harbor of Voortyashtan and make it a viable port once again. Turyin fails to find the missing woman, but she does uncover evidence that the goddess of death and war who once protected Voortyashtan may be dead but not completely gone.
VERDICT Building beautifully upon the richly detailed world introduced in the first book of the series, Bennett (The Troupe; American Elsewhere) serves a stew of fantasy and adventure with a healthy dose of humor and a ladle full of violence. Switching protagonists from sneaky Shara to the blunt soldier Turyin gives the sequel a fresh feel, and readers will be eager to read more books set in this fascinating universe.
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