In Morningstar's Shadow: Dominion of the Fallen Stories

Published:: August 15, 2015
Author:: de Bodard, Aliette
Genre:: Fantasy, Short Stories, Urban Fantasy, Science Fiction, Fiction, France, Magic
Rating:: 4
date finished:: 2017-12-28
dates reread::

Description

In a turn-of-the-century Paris splintered into Great Houses--arcane powers fighting each other in the streets and devastating the City of Light--people struggle to survive in the shadow of war and loss and broken magic. "In Morningstar's Shadow" is a series of three vignettes focusing on the life within the Great House Silverspires--going forward from the war that wrecked Paris, to Lucifer Morningstar's disappearance and the decisions facing the House...A prequel to "The House of Shattered Wings", the new novel from the Nebula Award-winning author.

Review

Interesting

This was an interesting read. I like de Bodard's style, and it definitely whetted my appetite for House of Shattered Wings

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