{"product_id":"city-of-stairs-book-1-of-the-divine-cities-trilogy-9780804137171","title":"City of Stairs: Book 1 of the Divine Cities trilogy","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn atmospheric and intrigue-filled novel of dead gods, buried histories, and a mysterious, protean city--from one of America's most acclaimed young science fiction writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Jackson Bennett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Worlds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Divine Cities #1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.23h x 5.20w x 1.01d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804137171\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Locus Awards - Nominee","brand":"Random House Worlds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44134973800585,"sku":"9780804137171","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_fefbd196-bb2a-454b-bc8d-70ae38f0d1b3.jpg?v=1748394031","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/city-of-stairs-book-1-of-the-divine-cities-trilogy-9780804137171","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}