FEBRUARY 2019 - AudioFile
Soneela Nankani adroitly narrates the second installment of an epic fantasy inspired by Middle Eastern mythology and history. Vicious palace intrigue and bloody political rebellions take center stage as Nahri and Ali fight to survive what Daevabad has become. Nahri has been forced into a marriage that is crushing her spirit, while Ali is an expendable pawn in his father’s game of kingship. Nankani perfectly captures the array of emotions both Nahri and Ali feel as they contemplate their respective positions. Equally impressive are her portrayals of the many secondary characters; djinn, daeva, nahid, shafit, and ifrit are instantly recognizable. A brutal final confrontation leaves many unanswered questions. K.M.P. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine
From the Publisher
The second installment of Chakraborty’s stunningly rendered Middle Eastern fantasy trilogy...As good or better than its predecessor: promise impressively fulfilled.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Chakraborty plunges right back into the action set up in The City of Brass [...] This intriguing fantasy series appears to be well on its way to an exciting conclusion.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“With gorgeous world building, compelling characters, and clashing schemes, the second in Chakraborty’s Daevabad trilogy will thrill her many fans.” — Booklist (starred review)
“With a richly immersive setting and featuring complex familial, religious, and racial ties and divides, Chakraborty’s second book in the trilogy wraps readers in a lush and magical story that takes over all the senses.” — Library Journal (starred review)
“No series since George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire has quite captured both palace intrigue and the way that tribal infighting and war hurt the vulnerable the most.” — Paste Magazine
“Chakraborty manages what many epic fantasy writers have never achieved: a world where everyone can see themselves not only mirrored, but powerful.” — New York Journal of Books
“[The Kingdom of Copper] is epic fantasy that is shrunk to the perspective of the individual. If you’re looking for a compelling, heart-rending drama that just happens to also be one of the most thought-provoking epic fantasies to come out in a long time, look no further.” — BookPage
“It was a treat to return to Chakraborty’s richly drawn world. [...] engaging, satisfying, and left me looking forward to what comes next.” — The Speculative Shelf
The Speculative Shelf
It was a treat to return to Chakraborty’s richly drawn world. [...] engaging, satisfying, and left me looking forward to what comes next.
BookPage
[The Kingdom of Copper] is epic fantasy that is shrunk to the perspective of the individual. If you’re looking for a compelling, heart-rending drama that just happens to also be one of the most thought-provoking epic fantasies to come out in a long time, look no further.
Paste Magazine
No series since George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire has quite captured both palace intrigue and the way that tribal infighting and war hurt the vulnerable the most.
Booklist (starred review)
With gorgeous world building, compelling characters, and clashing schemes, the second in Chakraborty’s Daevabad trilogy will thrill her many fans.
New York Journal of Books
Chakraborty manages what many epic fantasy writers have never achieved: a world where everyone can see themselves not only mirrored, but powerful.
FEBRUARY 2019 - AudioFile
Soneela Nankani adroitly narrates the second installment of an epic fantasy inspired by Middle Eastern mythology and history. Vicious palace intrigue and bloody political rebellions take center stage as Nahri and Ali fight to survive what Daevabad has become. Nahri has been forced into a marriage that is crushing her spirit, while Ali is an expendable pawn in his father’s game of kingship. Nankani perfectly captures the array of emotions both Nahri and Ali feel as they contemplate their respective positions. Equally impressive are her portrayals of the many secondary characters; djinn, daeva, nahid, shafit, and ifrit are instantly recognizable. A brutal final confrontation leaves many unanswered questions. K.M.P. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine