{"product_id":"the-divine-cities-city-of-stairs-book-1-by-robert-jackson-bennett","title":"The Divine Cities: City of Stairs (Book 1) by Robert Jackson Bennett","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDel Rey:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tad-over-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"title-detail-tab-line\" class=\"ui container tm-max-width\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tad-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tad-about-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHUGO AND LOCUS AWARD FINALIST • Master spy Shara Thivani investigates a murder in a mysterious city of dead gods, living assassins, and buried histories in the first book of this fantasy trilogy from the nationally bestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tainted Cup\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe city of Bulikov once wielded the powers of the gods to conquer the world, enslaving and brutalizing millions—until its divine protectors were killed. Now Bulikov has become just another colonial outpost of the world's new geopolitical power, but the surreal landscape of the city itself—first shaped, now shattered, by the thousands of miracles its guardians once worked upon it—stands as a constant, haunting reminder of its former supremacy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInto this broken city steps Shara Thivani. Officially, the unassuming young woman is just another junior diplomat sent by Bulikov's oppressors. Unofficially, she is one of her country's most accomplished spies, dispatched to catch a murderer. But as Shara pursues the killer, she starts to suspect that the beings who ruled this terrible place may not be as dead as they seem—and that Bulikov's cruel reign may not yet be over.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003egreat\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eworld, original and unique, with a scent and a texture, a sense of deep, bloody history, and a naturally blended magic living in the stones.”—NPR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon’t miss any of Robert Jackson Bennet’s Divine Cities trilogy:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCITY OF STAIRS • CITY OF BLADES • CITY OF MIRACLES\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dotters Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52185904120101,"sku":"9780804137171","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2167\/5269\/files\/9780804137171.jpg?v=1775325832","url":"https:\/\/dottersbooks.com\/products\/the-divine-cities-city-of-stairs-book-1-by-robert-jackson-bennett","provider":"Dotters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}