- Paperback: 356 pages
- Publisher: Lulu.com (24 Dec 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1435705459
- ISBN-13: 978-1435705456
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,583,910 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Khat, a member of a humanoid race created by the Ancients to survive in the Waste, and Sagai, his human partner, are relic dealers working on the edge of society, trying to stay one step ahead of the Trade Inspectors and to support Sagai's family. When Khat is hired to find relics believed to be part of one of the Ancients' arcane engines, they are both reluctant to become involved. But the request comes from the Warders, powerful mages who serve Charisat's Elector. Khat soon discovers that the deadly politics of Charisat's upper tiers aren't the only danger. The relics the Warders want are be the key to an Ancient magic of unknown power, and, as all the inhabitants of Charisat know, no one understands the Ancients' magic. First published by Tor Books in 1995.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
i loved this book , it kept me turning page after page i couldnt put it down, the characters are lively and animated , i highly recamend it to everyone.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This book wins my praise foremost for keeping the story all in one print, while most fantasy authors feel a need to stretch the action on for book after book. Also, the setting differs from the same run-of-the-mill stuff we see in one fantasy epic after another - melodrama, while present, is an exception rather than the rule. The characters are interesting and well-developed, the prose and plot both solid and the entirety of the novel believable. This isn't a great work, but well worth reading and superior to most fantasy literature.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
_City of Bones_ is about a hunt for ancient artifacts in an arid post-apocalyptic world; but reading the book made me forget that this is a well-worked theme. The book is hard-packed with a persuasive plot, complicated characters, and a remarkable depth of detailed originality. And it is cunningly executed: the lush upper levels of the city hang in rumour over the narrative, and the ghastly lower tiers murmur beneath it, creating a very effective atmosphere of craving and dread. If a holocaust ever comes upon the world of fantasy fiction, the books that survive will be like this.
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Maybe I am the only one that found this book not stunning...
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Published on 27 May 1999
Wonderful variation of a fantasy adventure
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Published on 20 Nov 1998
An amazing book!!
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Published on 11 Oct 1998
Exciting from the beginning through to the end!
The story of a thief trying to survive in a city
where everyone sees him as a non-human with more
value dead than alive. Read more
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