These Shattered Spires

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<p>'<i>Ambitious, gruesome and appallingly fascinating</i>' - The Guardian<br><b><br>In a rotten and bloody world, four magical rivals are forced to work together to avoid certain death in a deadly competition. Gothic, visceral and utterly compelling, <i>These Shattered Spires</i> is the first book in the Wyrdos trilogy<i>.</i></b><br><br><b>Beneath a tooth-filled sky, the world rots.</b> <br><br><b>At the heart of the decaying world</b> is Fourspires Castle, home to arcanists from across the four magical disciplines: <b>bone, blood, botany</b> and<b> stone.</b><br><br><b>When the king is assassinated, chaos erupts.</b> To seize the crown, arcanists and their human familiars are dragged into <b>the Slaughter - </b>a deadly competition, where survival means killing and death is the only escape.<br><br><b>Amidst the bloodshed, four rival familiars </b>must work together . <b>Taro</b>, a bone witch still obsessed with her ex. <b>Nixie</b>, a botanical familiar with a ghost living in her bedroom. <b>Elliot</b>, a cursed and vengeful blood familiar and <b>Alix</b>, banished from the stone arcania tower and shrouded in secrets.<br><br><b>Together, the four Wyrdos</b> <b>are not just fighting to survive, </b>but to lift the curse upon their world. There must be more to the sky than a dome of teeth and spittle; there must be something beyond the decay of Fourspires .<br><br>***********************************************************************************************************<br><b>'<i>These Shattered Spires</i></b> is a grotesque extravaganza of a book, with a labyrinthine quest and complex, morally grey characters you can't help but root for - no matter how many times they make clear you shouldn't. With utterly unique world-building, a brilliant magic system and writing that flips from fun and entertaining to heart-wrenching without a moment's notice, this is such a unique, compelling book that kept me glued to the edge of my seat. Grotesque, disturbing and frankly un

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781526682987

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

195 x 128 x 30 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2026

Verlag / Hersteller

Bloomsbury UK