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The River of Silver

Tales from the Daevabad Trilogy

Shannon Chakraborty author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Published:6th Jul '23

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Return to a world of adventure, romance, and magic with these stories from the bestselling and award-winning epic fantasy series

Bestselling author Shannon Chakraborty expands the acclaimed, Hugo-nominated Daevabad Trilogy with this magical compilation of stories from before, during, and after the events of the series.

Bestselling author Shannon Chakraborty expands the acclaimed, Hugo-nominated Daevabad Trilogy with this magical compilation of stories from before, during, and after the events of the series.

Told from the perspective of characters beloved and hated, and even those never heard from until now, these tales of Daevabad enrich a world already teeming with magic and wonder.

A prospective new queen joins a court whose lethal history may overwhelm her own political savvy…

An imprisoned royal from a fallen dynasty and a young woman wrenched from her home cross paths in an enchanted garden …

A pair of scouts in a cursed winter wood stumble upon a secret that will turn over their world …

PRAISE FOR THE DAEVABAD SERIES

‘THE CITY OF BRASS is the best adult fantasy I’ve read since THE NAME OF THE WIND. It’s stunning and complex and consuming and fantastic. You must read it’
Sabaa Tahir, #1 New York Times bestselling author of AN EMBER IN THE ASHES

‘An extravagant feast of a book – spicy and bloody, dizzyingly magical, and still, somehow, utterly believable’
Laini Taylor, New York Times bestselling author of STRANGE THE DREAMER

‘Even a few pages will enmesh you in its magic’
Robin Hobb, New York Times bestselling author

‘I raced to the end of City of Brass and can’t wait to see what happens next. I’m eager for more adventures in Daevabad’
Peter V. Brett, bestselling author of The Demon Cycle

‘Blends legend and history to create a fascinating world…thoroughly enjoyable’
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ISBN: 9780008518455

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 22mm

Weight: 180g

256 pages