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A Star Shall Fall
The Onyx Court Series (Book 3)
- Author
- Marie Brennan
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 8 June 2021
- Run Time
- 17 hours 7 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
The Royal Society of London plays home to the greatest minds of England. It has revolutionized philosophy and scientific knowledge. Its fellows map out the laws of the natural world, disproving ancient superstition and ushering in an age of enlightenment.
To the fae of the Onyx Court, living in a secret city below London, these scientific developments are less than welcome. Magic is losing its place in the world-and science threatens to expose the court to hostile eyes.
In 1666, a Great Fire burned four-fifths of London to the ground. The calamity was caused by a great Dragon—an elemental beast of flame. Incapable of destroying something so powerful, the fae of London banished it to a comet moments before the comet’s light disappeared from the sky. Now the calculations of Sir Edmond Halley have predicted its return in 1759.
So begins their race against time. Soon the Dragon’s gaze will fall upon London and it will return to the city it ravaged once before. The fae will have to answer the question that defeated them a century before: How can they kill a being more powerful than all their magic combined? It will take both magic and science to save London-but reconciling the two carries its own danger …
Critics Review
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“Enchanting, fearsome faerie vistas and pinpoint character delineations make Galen’s absorbing quest one to savor and remember.”
Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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“Stunningly conceived and exquisitely achieved…With intriguing flashbacks to historical events and a cast of deftly drawn characters both real and imagined, Brennan fleshes out the primal conflict of love and honor pitted against raging ambition and lust for power in a glittering age when mortals could well be such fools as to sell their souls forever.”
Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Midnight Never Come
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“Splendidly mixing historical and fictional characters while carefully depicting the spirit of an age.”
Library Journal
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“Brennan’s historical research is as impeccable as ever, and the twining of the two worlds is the best yet.”
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Details
- Author
- Marie Brennan
- Narrator
- Gabrielle de Cuir, Stefan Rudnicki
- Duration
- 17 hours 7 minutes
- Release Date
- 8 June 2021
- ISBN
- 9781665022149
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Historical fantasy, Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales
Synopsis
The Royal Society of London plays home to the greatest minds of England. It has revolutionized philosophy and scientific knowledge. Its fellows map out the laws of the natural world, disproving ancient superstition and ushering in an age of enlightenment.To the fae of the Onyx Court, living in a secret city below London, these scientific developments are less than welcome. Magic is losing its place in the world-and science threatens to expose the court to hostile eyes.In 1666, a Great Fire burned four-fifths of London to the ground. The calamity was caused by a great Dragon—an elemental beast of flame. Incapable of destroying something so powerful, the fae of London banished it to a comet moments before the comet’s light disappeared from the sky. Now the calculations of Sir Edmond Halley have predicted its return in 1759.So begins their race against time. Soon the Dragon’s gaze will fall upon London and it will return to the city it ravaged once before. The fae will have to answer the question that defeated them a century before: How can they kill a being more powerful than all their magic combined? It will take both magic and science to save London-but reconciling the two carries its own danger …
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