City of Blades
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Our view
“City of Blades” is a middle volume that moves more freely than the opener, now that the world of “The Divine Cities” is built. Its new lead, the retired general Mulaghesh, is pulled back into service to look into a disappearance in a hostile outpost, and the inquiry opens onto something far larger, with plenty of action. Readers who liked the first book’s mix of mystery and vanished gods will be well served.
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About the book
City of Blades is a 2016 fantasy novel by Robert Jackson Bennett. It is the second novel in his Divine Cities trilogy.
Reading order · The Divine Cities
Full order & progress →- City of StairsStart here
8.28.2 / 10 - City of BladesThis book
8.28.2 / 10 - City of Miracles
8.58.5 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.3 across 248 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 63% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.2 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.3 | 248 | 100% |
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