Fallen City by Adrienne Young on November 17, 2026
Genres: Fiction / Fantasy / Epic, Fiction / Fantasy / Historical
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
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Luca Matius has one purpose—to carry on the family name, maintaining its presence in the Forum once his powerful and cruel uncle dies. But his noviceship with the city’s Philosopher places him in the middle of a catastrophe that will alter the destiny of his people.
Maris Casperia was raised amidst the strategic maneuvers of the Citadel’s inner workings, and she knows what her future holds—a lifetime of service to a corrupt city. But her years of serving as a novice to the last Priestess who possesses the stolen magic of the Old War has made her envision a different kind of future for the city. When she meets Luca, a fated chain of events is set into motion that will divinely entangle their lives.
As a secret comes to light and throws the city into chaos, Luca and Maris hatch a plot to create a calculated alliance that could tip the scales of power. But when an execution forces Luca to become the symbol of rebellion, he and Maris are thrown onto opposite sides of a holy war. As their fates diverge, they learn they are at the center of a story the gods are writing. And even if they can find their way back to each other, there may be nothing left.
Told in two timelines, before and after the rebellion, this book offers a little of everything: political intrigue, action, divided loyalties, romance, and gods who grant gifts even as they manipulate humans like pieces on a board. And unfortunately, the gods aren’t the only ones playing games.
I’ve always loved her writing style and the way she pulls me into a story, but she’s also remarkable at giving her characters real depth. She moves between genres and mixes things up with such ease, and I always end up enjoying whatever she creates. And now, after that ending, I’m doing my best to wait patiently for the second half of this duology.
4.5 stars for the first book in this duet! Though the history and the timelines were a big confusing at first, I quickly became obsessed with this story and I just have to know how it is all going to end!