Age of Ash (Kithamar Trilogy #1)
From a Hugo award-winningNew York Timesbestselling author comes a "fascinating" epic fantasy trilogy that unfolds within the walls of a single great city where every story matters (Joe Abercrombie)-and the fate of the city is woven from them all.

Kithamar is a center of trade and wealth, an ancient city with a long, bloody history where countless thousands live and their stories unfold.

This is Alys's.

When her brother is murdered, a petty thief from the slums of Longhill sets out to discover who killed him and why. *But the more she discovers about him, the more she learns about herself, and the truths she finds are more dangerous than knives.*

Swept up in an intrigue as deep as the roots of Kithamar, where the secrets of the lowest born can sometimes topple thrones, the story Alys chooses will have the power to change everything.

“An atmospheric and fascinating tapestry, woven with skill and patience.” -Joe Abercrombie, New York Times*bestselling author of A Little Hatred

For more from Daniel Abraham, check out:
*
The Dagger and the Coin
The Dragon's Path
The King's Blood
The Tyrant's Law
The Widow's House
The Spider's War
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Age of Ash (Kithamar Trilogy #1)
From a Hugo award-winningNew York Timesbestselling author comes a "fascinating" epic fantasy trilogy that unfolds within the walls of a single great city where every story matters (Joe Abercrombie)-and the fate of the city is woven from them all.

Kithamar is a center of trade and wealth, an ancient city with a long, bloody history where countless thousands live and their stories unfold.

This is Alys's.

When her brother is murdered, a petty thief from the slums of Longhill sets out to discover who killed him and why. *But the more she discovers about him, the more she learns about herself, and the truths she finds are more dangerous than knives.*

Swept up in an intrigue as deep as the roots of Kithamar, where the secrets of the lowest born can sometimes topple thrones, the story Alys chooses will have the power to change everything.

“An atmospheric and fascinating tapestry, woven with skill and patience.” -Joe Abercrombie, New York Times*bestselling author of A Little Hatred

For more from Daniel Abraham, check out:
*
The Dagger and the Coin
The Dragon's Path
The King's Blood
The Tyrant's Law
The Widow's House
The Spider's War
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Age of Ash (Kithamar Trilogy #1)

Age of Ash (Kithamar Trilogy #1)

by Daniel Abraham

Narrated by Soneela Nankani

Unabridged — 14 hours, 35 minutes

Age of Ash (Kithamar Trilogy #1)

Age of Ash (Kithamar Trilogy #1)

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Overview

From a Hugo award-winningNew York Timesbestselling author comes a "fascinating" epic fantasy trilogy that unfolds within the walls of a single great city where every story matters (Joe Abercrombie)-and the fate of the city is woven from them all.

Kithamar is a center of trade and wealth, an ancient city with a long, bloody history where countless thousands live and their stories unfold.

This is Alys's.

When her brother is murdered, a petty thief from the slums of Longhill sets out to discover who killed him and why. *But the more she discovers about him, the more she learns about herself, and the truths she finds are more dangerous than knives.*

Swept up in an intrigue as deep as the roots of Kithamar, where the secrets of the lowest born can sometimes topple thrones, the story Alys chooses will have the power to change everything.

“An atmospheric and fascinating tapestry, woven with skill and patience.” -Joe Abercrombie, New York Times*bestselling author of A Little Hatred

For more from Daniel Abraham, check out:
*
The Dagger and the Coin
The Dragon's Path
The King's Blood
The Tyrant's Law
The Widow's House
The Spider's War

Editorial Reviews

MARCH 2022 - AudioFile

Listeners will delight in this first audiobook in a new fantasy series. This slow-burn, character-driven story follows the lives of several people who are trying to survive the harsh realities of Kithamar, a city with many faces. After suffering a personal tragedy, Alys obsessively pursues answers about who was behind it. Will she push her quest for revenge too far? Narrator Soneela Nankani is a great match for Abraham’s poignant writing. She strikes the perfect balance between infusing personality into the characters while remaining neutral enough to let the author’s beautiful prose shine. Her calm, thoughtful presentation mimics the heads-down, plodding atmosphere of Kithamar’s inhabitants. Through her, the unique vibrancy of the city becomes completely captivating. N.H. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine

author of Ashes of the Sun Django Wexler

Age of Ash’s Kithamar is a spectacular creation, a city brought to life by dense, intricate worldbuilding and subtle magic. Fans of Scott Lynch or Robert Jackson Bennett will enjoy this one.

George R.R. Martin on The Dragon's Path

Everything I look for in a fantasy.

New York Times bestselling author of A Little Hatr Joe Abercrombie

An atmospheric and fascinating tapestry, woven with skill and patience.

Locus on The Dragon's Path

Prepare to be shocked, startled, and entertained.

From the Publisher

An atmospheric and fascinating tapestry, woven with skill and patience.”—Joe Abercrombie, New York Times bestselling author of A Little Hatred

“[An] outstanding series debut, which instantly hooks readers with dual mysteries . . . Readers will eagerly anticipate the sequel.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Abraham is so good at evoking place and tying it inextricably to the people who occupy it . . . An almost perfect book in and of itself. I highly recommend it."—Fantasy & Science Fiction

“This new work bears the hallmark of a great Abraham work.”—Kirkus

Age of Ash’s Kithamar is a spectacular creation, a city brought to life by dense, intricate worldbuilding and subtle magic. Fans of Scott Lynch or Robert Jackson Bennett will enjoy this one.”—Django Wexler, author of Ashes of the Sun

“Abraham builds this world with all the confident craftsmanship you’d expect from an author with his pedigree . . . . Kithamar is in the hands of a pro.”—SFX

"Everything I look for in a fantasy."—George R.R. Martin on The Dragon's Path

"Abraham builds on The Dragon's Path to create and sustain a rich, satisfyingly complex epic fantasy."—Publishers Weekly on The King's Blood

"Prepare to be shocked, startled, and entertained."—Locus on The Dragon's Path

"It's as if Clint Eastwood went to Narnia...A pleasure for Abraham's legion of fans."—Kirkus on The Dragon's Path

"This smart, absorbing, fascinating military fantasy, exciting and genuinely suspenseful, will keep readers on their toes."—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) on The Tyrant's Law

MARCH 2022 - AudioFile

Listeners will delight in this first audiobook in a new fantasy series. This slow-burn, character-driven story follows the lives of several people who are trying to survive the harsh realities of Kithamar, a city with many faces. After suffering a personal tragedy, Alys obsessively pursues answers about who was behind it. Will she push her quest for revenge too far? Narrator Soneela Nankani is a great match for Abraham’s poignant writing. She strikes the perfect balance between infusing personality into the characters while remaining neutral enough to let the author’s beautiful prose shine. Her calm, thoughtful presentation mimics the heads-down, plodding atmosphere of Kithamar’s inhabitants. Through her, the unique vibrancy of the city becomes completely captivating. N.H. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine

Kirkus Reviews

2021-12-15
In the first of a trilogy, a city faces a secret crisis of rulership.

The city of Kithamar’s new prince, Byrn a Sal, has died within a year of his coronation. Why and how did he die? The answer involves an ambitious thief seeking revenge for her brother’s murder, the fellow thief who secretly loves her but despises the path she's on, a foreign priestess searching for her missing son, a noblewoman who serves at the head of a religious cult, and the dangerous, centuries-old secret behind the royal succession. Abraham is best known for being one-half of James S.A. Corey, the writing team responsible for The Expanse, the bestselling space opera book series and the source for the fan-favorite TV show. It's a shame that Abraham doesn't gain equal attention for his excellent, delicately barbed political fantasy series, such as The Long Price Quartet and The Dagger and the Coin. This new work bears the hallmarks of a great Abraham work: intricate and dirty schemes enacted by initially sympathetic characters who make self-serving choices that they will eventually come to regret, but often too late to change course. It takes a long while for the broader outlines of the plot to take shape because of the narrow perspective of each of the characters. The fate of a great city is at stake, but the lower-class characters are mostly concerned with getting enough to eat each day and pursuing personal agendas if there’s any time left over. Most of the upper-class ones and their servants are occupied with preserving a magical and social status quo to the exclusion of anything else. The middle class—well, we barely hear from them, so who knows? The secret truth that Prince Byrn a Sal was not the legitimate heir to the throne drives the plot, but we never even find out whether or not he was a good ruler; that doesn’t seem to matter to all parties concerned. The blank spots in the reader’s understanding can feel frustrating at first but ultimately make the society seem real.

A promising, if meandering, start; given the experienced hands we’re in, it will undoubtedly pay off by series’ end.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940173144201
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Publication date: 02/15/2022
Series: Kithamar Trilogy , #1
Edition description: Unabridged
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