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City of blades

City of blades

FantasyMilitary
Pages
496
Published
2016
Language
English

Synopsis

A generation ago, the city of Voortyashtan was the stronghold of the god of war and death, a place that birthed fearsome supernatural sentinels. Now, its god is dead, and the city lies in ruins, a wasteland of sectarian violence. General Turyin Mulaghesh, a rumored war criminal and hero, is exiled there, ostensibly to count down her days to retirement. However, her presence in the volatile city may be the perfect cover for a deeper mission.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

DarkGrittyTenseMysterious
Anti-HeroRedemption Arc

Genres

Fantasy Military Thriller Urban Fantasy Espionage Science Fiction Political Thriller

About the author

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Robert Jackson Bennett

Robert Jackson Bennett (born June 22, 1984, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American author of speculative fiction. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with honors in English in 2005 and lives in Austin, Texas. His novels include the Divine Cities trilogy, the Founders trilogy, and the Shadow of the Leviathan series, which opens with The Tainted Cup, winner of the 2025 Hugo Award for Best Novel and the 2025 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel.

Characters

Turyin MulagheshProtagonist
All characters in City of blades