City of Stairs

This self-contained first book of a trilogy is a very satisfying book indeed. The world building is phenomenal. It creates a world with a pantheon of six divinities which created a continent. Bulikov, the holy city is at the center of the continent and the center of the action of the novel. This city of miracles has been subjugated by Saypur, an island nation to the south that was once its former colony. All the conflict that occurs are because of the war which turned the tide against Bulikov. This is a highly readable, very intense novel which I found myself excited to be reaching for every day.

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