{"product_id":"9781250073044","title":"Darkdawn : Book Three of the Nevernight Chronicle","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eDarkdawn\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jay Kristoff\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe epic conclusion \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eto the internationally bestselling Nevernight Chronicle from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Jay Kristoff.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe greatest games in Godsgrave’s history have ended with the most audacious murders in the history of the Itreyan Republic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMia Corvere, gladiatii, escaped slave and infamous assassin, is on the run. Pursued by Blades of the Red Church and soldiers of the Luminatii legion, she may never escape the City of Bridges and Bones alive. Her mentor Mercurio is now in the clutches of her enemies. Her own family wishes her dead. And her nemesis, Consul Julius Scaeva, stands but a breath from total dominance over the Republic. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut beneath the city, a dark secret awaits. Together with her lover Ashlinn, brother Jonnen and a mysterious benefactor returned from beyond the veil of death, she must undertake a perilous journey across the Republic, seeking the final answer to the riddle of her life. Truedark approaches. Night is falling on the Republic for perhaps the final time. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCan Mia survive in a world where even daylight must die?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand internationally bestselling author Jay Kristoff’s writing has been praised by critics and readers alike and has won many awards, including four Aurealis Awards, an ABIA, and David Gemmell Morningstar and Legend awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Kristoff effortlessly draws together multiple threads from the first two volumes and packs in plenty of wickedly sharp, beautifully choreographed, and gloriously bloody fight scenes while offering humor, heartbreak, and a few jaw-dropping surprises....A poignant and exhilarating finale to a superb fantasy series.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review on \u003ci\u003eDarkdawn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The stakes for our heroine feel higher than ever....Fans will love the fast-paced, epic conclusion to this dark and bloody tale.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The twists and turns start early in this volume, and readers expecting wry humor and high body counts will not be disappointed....Kristoff's characters are fully formed and jump off the page. The world building, borrowing its structure from Italian political history, remains as intricate and fascinating as it was in \u003ci\u003eNevernight \u003c\/i\u003e(2016).\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Kristoff's action sequences are well done [and] humorous footnotes provide wry asides and additional info about this well-imagined realm. Readers who enjoyed the first two books will not be disappointed by this dark, addictive story.\" —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Launching the\u003ci\u003e Nevernight\u003c\/i\u003e fantasy series, Kristoff (the Lotus War trilogy) creates a splendid world of corruption and violence. Kristoff portrays a world as rife with villains and treachery as the ancient Italian civilizations it echoes. Absorbing in its complexity and bold in its bloodiness, this beginning promises (and delivers) equal shares of beauty and decay.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review on \u003ci\u003eNevernight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A sensuous, shades-of-moral-gray world; a compelling, passionate heroine; a high-stakes quest for revenge—this is a fantasy fans won't be able to put down.\"—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003eon\u003ci\u003e Nevernight\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eMurder, magic, sex, and humor—the first  installment in Kristoff’s new fantasy series is off to a rollicking start... Kristoff has created a rich, vibrant world for readers, borrowing heavily from historical Italian political structures, which provide a base of stability and familiarity to the new creations. Footnotes accompany the story,...embellishing and further developing the world, and providing a welcome and often biting wit.\"—\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eNevernight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eThe world-building is delightfully detailed, its baroque flourishes supplied by sarcastic footnotes, but we are drawn through the narrative by Mia’s triple quest: to rescue her family members, to avenge her father’s death and to survive her education at the church, where the ultimate test is to avoid being killed by the training.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Mail \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eNevernight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Assassins, magic, strange creatures are all pluses for me. But my favorite thing about this book is the voice...I adore well-done omniscient narrators with snark and a slight bit of disdain for either the reader or the main character.\"—\u003ci\u003eBook Riot \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eNevernight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Kristoff's bold writing style...joins lyrical high fantasy with f-bombs aplenty, Pratchett-like humor and unflinching descriptions of violence.\"—\u003ci\u003eSciFiNow \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eNevernight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eHarry Potter \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eThe Lies of Locke Lamora\u003c\/i\u003e”—\u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eNevernight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250073044\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40683219583182,"sku":"9781250073044","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_3782b27f-bf92-48b2-b68d-571432d3c1bd.jpg?v=1640145582","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250073044","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}