City of Stairs
About this book
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’s history has been censored and erased, its citizens subjugated. But the surreal landscape of the city itself, forever altered by the thousands of miracles its guardians once worked upon it, stands as a haunting reminder of its former supremacy. Into 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 — along with her terrifying “secretary”, Sigrud — to solve a murder. 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. A tale of vast conspiracies, dead gods, and buried histories, City of Stairs is at once a gripping spy novel and a stunningly original work of fantasy.
Reader Profile
4.2/5 · 420 readers · 452 pages · ≈ 8 h 22 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read City of Stairs?
About ≈ 8 h 22 m — 452 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is City of Stairs?
452 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is City of Stairs?
It sits on the Spy Fiction, Fiction shelves.
Is City of Stairs in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote City of Stairs?
Robert Jackson Bennett (1984–0).