Shattered Wings

In the late 20th century, the streets of Paris are lined with haunted ruins, the aftermath of the Great Magicians' War that left a trail of devastation in its wake. The grands magasins have been reduced to piles of debris, Notre-Dame is a burnt-out shell, and the Seine has turned black with ashes, rubble, and the remnants of the spells that tore the city apart. However, those who survived still retain their irrepressible appetite for novelty and distraction, and the great houses continue to vie for dominion over France's once-grand capital.

Once the most powerful and formidable, House Silverspires now lies in disarray. Its magic is ailing, its founder, Morningstar, has been missing for decades, and something from the shadows stalks its people inside their very own walls. Within the house, three very different people must come together to either save it or become the architects of its last, irreversible fall: a naïve but powerful fallen angel, an alchemist with a self-destructive addiction, and a resentful young man wielding spells of unknown origin.

Multiaward-winning author Aliette de Bodard brings her story of the War in Heaven to Paris, igniting the City of Light in a fantasy of divine power and deep conspiracy. If Silverspires falls, so may the city itself. The great houses still vie for dominion over France's once-grand capital, and the survival of the city hangs in the balance as these three unlikely allies navigate the treacherous waters of power, magic, and redemption within the walls of the once-mighty House Silverspires.

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