Gilded Cage
- Author Vic James
- Narrator Avita Jay
- Publisher Pan Macmillan
- Run Time 11 hours and 53 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Speculative, dystopian and utopian fiction, Dystopian and utopian fiction, Fantasy.
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What to expect
From the bestselling author of Sanctuary comes a thrilling Orwellian vision of Britain, with a rebellious Hunger Games heart. Gilded Cage is the astonishing debut novel by Vic James, and the first title in her electrifying The Dark Gifts Trilogy.
A modern Britain.
An age-old cruelty.
Britain's magically skilled aristocracy compels all commoners to serve them for ten years – and now it's the Hadleys' turn. Abi Hadley is assigned to England's most ruthless noble family. The secrets she uncovers could win her freedom – or break her heart. Her brother Luke is enslaved in a brutal factory town, where new friends' ideals might cost him everything.
Then while the elite vie for power, a young aristocrat plots to remake the world with his dark gifts. As Britain moves from anger to defiance, all three must take sides. And the consequences of their choices will change everything, forever.
'A dark and intriguing vision of an alternate, magic-drenched Britain, Gilded Cage kept me up way into the night'– Aliette de Bodard, author of The House of Shattered Wings
Continue the fantasy series with Tarnished City and Bright Ruin.
Critics Review
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Beautifully characterised and compellingly plotted, Gilded Cage is an impressive debut
Guardian -
A dazzling addition to the growing genre of alternative historical fiction, James’s first novel has the added bonus of compelling page-turnability
Daily Mail -
I really enjoyed this. It was a fast-paced, entertaining story, in a world that left me wanting to find out more. I will definitely be getting the next book when it comes out
Genevieve Cogman, author of The Invisible Library -
A dark and intriguing vision of an alternate, magic-drenched Britain, Gilded Cage kept me up way into the night
Aliette de Bodard, author of The House of Shattered Wings -
Devious and deliciously dark with lashings of magic, mystery and mayhem, this juggernaut of a book will keep you hanging on by your fingernails until the very last page
Taran Matharu, bestselling author of the Summoner series -
James’s dystopian debut, the first part in her Dark Gifts trilogy, addresses issues of inequality that seem all to pertinent
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