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Shorefall

By Robert Jackson Bennett
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As a magical revolution remakes a city, an ancient evil is awakened in a brilliant novel from the Hugo-nominated author of Foundryside and the Divine Cities trilogy.

“An absolutely wild ride . . . Foundryside blew me away, and this is a perfect sequel.”—Amal El-Mohtar, The New York Times Book Review

 
A few years ago, Sancia Grado would’ve happily watched Tevanne burn. Now, she’s hoping to transform her city into something new. Something better. Together with allies Orso, Gregor, and Berenice, she’s about to strike a deadly blow against Tevanne’s cruel robber-baron rulers and wrest power from their hands for the first time in decades.
 
But then comes a terrifying warning: Crasedes Magnus himself, the first of the legendary hierophants, is about to be reborn. And if he returns, Tevanne will be just the first place to feel his wrath.
 
Thousands of years ago, Crasedes was an ordinary man who did the impossible: Using the magic of scriving—the art of imbuing objects with sentience—he convinced reality that he was something more than human. Wielding powers beyond comprehension, he strode the world like a god for centuries, meting out justice and razing empires single-handedly, cleansing the world through fire and destruction—and even defeating death itself.
 
Like it or not, it’s up to Sancia to stop him. But to have a chance in the battle to come, she’ll have to call upon a god of her own—and unlock the door to a scriving technology that could change what it means to be human. And no matter who wins, nothing will ever be the same.
 
The awe-inspiring second installment of the Founders Trilogy, Shorefall returns us to the world Robert Jackson Bennett created in his acclaimed Foundryside . . . and forges it anew.

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Loudly Crying Face“Justice for Orso Justice for Gregor I can’t seem to remember many books where the main characters were this unlucky and this unhappy throughout most of the book. I mean, when are their problems gonna end? True they did have a happy 3 year break, but what I don’t read I don’t see, and we only get the sad and doomed part of their story. I am so sad that this amazing found family had only a few minutes all combined together, sharing their love and their mind, Sancia, Berenice, Gregor, Orso and Clef altogether. This family deserves so much more. Valeria was predictable, her plotting and actions and the fact that she was hidden stuff was predictable as well. I also kinda guessed the relationship between Clef and Crasedes, but thought it was the other way around. What a good character development for Clef it will be, going from presumably the worst guy in their world, the guy who started it all, to this amazingly fun and witty character I really mist in this second book. Can’t wait to have his back story and see how much he evolved! Excited to see more of the world in the last book, finally going out of Tevanne 🌏”

About Robert Jackson Bennett

Robert Jackson Bennett is the author of Foundryside and the Divine Cities trilogy, which was a 2018 Hugo Awards finalist in the Best Series category. The first book in the series, City of Stairs, was also a finalist for the World Fantasy and Locus Awards, and the second, City of Blades, was a finalist for the World Fantasy, Locus, and British Fantasy Awards. His previous novels, which include American Elsewhere and Mr. Shivers, have received the Edgar Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the Philip K. Dick Citation of Excellence. He lives in Austin with his family.

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