The staggering debut novel from Sam Hawke, City of Liesis a treasure. Why were their mentors killed? What do the Darfri want? And how can they stop Silasta from falling into utter ruin?Īs the siege wears on, one thing becomes clear: Silasta was not the paradise they thought it was. As the nobles hunker down under siege against the attacking army, Jov, Lini, and Tain grasp desperately at answers. And no one - not any of the councilors, not Tain, not Jovan or Kalina - can fathom why. Silasta is under siege, from an army of their very own people. At first, Jov, Tain, and Lini believe this to be because they have come to share in the funerary processions… but it soon becomes clear that they do not come to grieve, nor do they come in peace.
As the city grieves, sending out messengers to call back the Silastan army and announce the death of their leader, a huge force of Darfri people - the indigenous people who farm and work Silasta’s estates - march upon the city. Their deaths are received by the noble city with shock and horror - and now, Tain must ascend to power with Jov at his side in his Uncle’s place. And though Kalina may not be able to proof food secretly for Tain, she finds her own way to serve her family and her country, thanks to her keen, inquisitive mind, and the fact that everyone overlooks her.īut on the day that Tain and Jov return from a sojourn abroad, both Etan (Jov’s uncle and his Tashi - mentor) and the Chancellor (Tain’s Tashi and current ruler of the country) are poisoned with an unknown, indiscernible poison. Now, many years later, Jovan takes his job very seriously - protecting the Honored Heir, Tain, is not only a function of duty and honor, but also his greatest undertaking to protect his best friend. Jovan inherits that honor, working tirelessly from the age of seven to build up his knowledge and immunity of the world’s known poisons.
Though Kalina is the elder of the two siblings, her physical condition - a weaker immune system and asthmatic lungs - prevent her from taking her role as proofer. I was seven years old the first time my uncle poisoned me.Įver since they were children, Jovan and Kalina have worked towards a singular purpose - to serve their family, their city, and, above all, their Chancellor.
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