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This week’s neglected book
Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett Series: The Founders Trilogy #1
Published by Crown on August 21, 2018
Genres: Fiction / Fantasy / Epic
Pages: 505
Format: ARC
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In a city that runs on industrialized magic, a secret war will be fought to overwrite reality itself--the first in a dazzling new series from City of Stairs author Robert Jackson Bennett.
Sancia Grado is a thief, and a damn good one. And her latest target, a heavily guarded warehouse on Tevanne's docks, is nothing her unique abilities can't handle.
But unbeknownst to her, Sancia's been sent to steal an artifact of unimaginable power, an object that could revolutionize the magical technology known as scriving. The Merchant Houses who control this magic--the art of using coded commands to imbue everyday objects with sentience--have already used it to transform Tevanne into a vast, remorseless capitalist machine. But if they can unlock the artifact's secrets, they will rewrite the world itself to suit their aims.
Now someone in those Houses wants Sancia dead, and the artifact for themselves. And in the city of Tevanne, there's nobody with the power to stop them.
To have a chance at surviving--and at stopping the deadly transformation that's under way--Sancia will have to marshal unlikely allies, learn to harness the artifact's power for herself, and undergo her own transformation, one that will turn her into something she could never have imagined.
Why did I add Foundryside to my bookshelf?
I have enjoyed other books by this author and am excited to read this trilogy. I actually have the whole trilogy to review so I need to get to this one sometime soon. The reviews for this book seem to be overwhelmingly positive so I think that there is a good chance it will be a winner for me.
What are your thoughts? Have you read this book? Would you recommend it?
I haven’t heard of this one, but I don’t read adult fantasy anymore so that is probably why but I do love epic fantasy as a setting and world-building being done ( I just need my romance and HEA haha) , but I hope you end up loving it!
A double incentive to read it with the way you’re working through all those older review books. It does sound exciting fantasy.
I’d love to read this. Robin read and reviewed this one. She is a big fan of this series.
https://booksofmyheart.net/reviews/authors/robert-jackson-bennett/
I won a copy of Foundryside at book con one year. Still haven’t read it.
The question is, do you want to start a new series? Sounds interesting, but I am not about the series these days.
This one is new to me but I do love a good theft related plot. I hope you enjoy this trilogy!
This looks like an interesting read. Seems like a blend of magic and sci-fi
His first series was better though