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City of Stairs

by Robert Jackson Bennett

Crown. 2014. 464p. ISBN 9780804137171. pap. $15; ebk. ISBN 9780804137188.

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In the city of Bulikov, the gods are dead and the conquered populace forbidden from talking or writing about their past. Saypuri master spy Shara Thivani comes to Bulikov to investigate the death of a historian and discovers the city's god might not be as dead as everyone thinks. Complex politics and characters—as well a great puzzler of a mystery—make this an amazing series opener. (LJ 8/14)

Reviewed by Megan M. McArdle , Mar 01, 2015

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