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City of Stone and Silence

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by Django Wexler
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Django Wexler's City of Stone and Silence is the second book in the cinematic fantasy Wells of Sorcery Trilogy featuring a fierce young woman skilled in the art of combat magic on an epic mission to steal a ghost ship.
After surviving the Vile Rot, Isoka, Meroe, and the rest of Soliton's crew finally arrive at Soliton's mysterious destination, the Harbor—a city of great stone ziggurats, enshrouded in a ghostly veil of Eddica magic. And they're not alone.
Royalty, monks, and madmen live in a precarious balance, and by night take shelter from monstrous living corpses. None know how to leave the Harbor, but if Isoka can't find a way to capture Soliton and return it to the Emperor's spymaster before a year is up, her sister's Tori's life will be forfeit.
But there's more to Tori's life back in Kahnzoka than the comfortable luxury Isoka intended for her. By night, she visits the lower wards, risking danger to help run a sanctuary for mage-bloods fleeing the Emperor's iron fist. When she discovers that Isoka is missing, her search takes her deep in the mires of intrigue and revolution. And she has her own secret—the power of Kindre, the Well of Mind, which can bend others to its will. Though she's spent her life denying this brutal magic, Tori will use whatever means she has to with Isoka's fate on the line...
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  • Creators

  • Series

    The Wells of Sorcery Trilogy

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    January 7, 2020

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780765397287

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9780765397287
      • File size: 6575 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 830
    • Text Difficulty: 4-5

  • Reviews

    • Kirkus

      October 15, 2019
      Having recently assumed leadership, Isoka must help her crew survive in a new land and take control of Soliton in this well-executed sequel. After leading everyone to safety from the Vile Rot, Isoka is the new leader of Soliton's crew. Set on a predetermined path, the ship arrives at its destination, the Harbor. The Harbor is an ancient city of stone ziggurats encased in a dome of Eddica--or Spirits--magic. Living in a delicate balance are the Cresos clan aristocrats, monks called the Minders, and Prime, an Eddicant who terrorizes everyone with the living dead. Isoka must find a way to take control of the Harbor and Soliton to save her sister, Tori. What Isoka doesn't know is that Tori has been sneaking away from her luxurious life to help at a lower-ward hospital and sanctuary for runaway mage-bloods. When Isoka doesn't show up for Tori's birthday, Tori's search for answers brings her into the middle of a rebellion. Using her secret power of Kindre, Tori bends minds as she seeks Isoka. Alternating between the two sisters' points of view, each chapter is captivating and ends in suspense. Wexler (Ship of Smoke and Steel, 2019, etc.) does not disappoint, delving deeper into Isoka's journey but also exploring Tori's life, thereby revealing hierarchal problems and discrimination in this highly diverse, magical society. A magical, enthralling must-read. (map, Wells of Sorcery list) (Fantasy. 14-adult)

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    • Booklist

      November 15, 2019
      Grades 10-1 Tori, sister of ward boss and Combat mage Isoka, lives well, treated like a noble lady in the Second Ward. Isoka pays for her tutors, maids, and guardians, and Tori has been kept safe. While Isoka works for the Emperor aboard the magical ship Soliton, Tori has been sneaking into the lower wards, helping young mages escape the Emperor's law at great risk to herself. Meanwhile, at sea, Isoka gets further and further away from her old life in the wards. She's learned to control her magic, she's survived a run-in with a terrible rotting disease, and she's fallen in love with Princess Meroe. As much as Isoka wants to get home, she also wants to protect Meroe from the undead corpses that have found them in a hidden city?if she doesn't lose her own life first. This follow-up to Ship of Smoke and Steel (2019) builds on the story and the background of this world. Make sure to have both books on hand for older teen adventure fans.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2019, American Library Association.)

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:830
  • Text Difficulty:4-5

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