Synopsis:
Time passes
Kings fall
Low Town endures
Low Town is the worst slum in the Empire, where lives are sold on the penny. Once its heir apparent, Wren returns after fifteen years to a city in turmoil, the syndicates feuding and the city on the brink of rebellion. Drawn into a tangled web of intrigue and murder, Wren finds himself the pawn in a conspiracy threatening to drive the Empire to war.
But all is not as it seems. Because Wren was trained by the most brilliant crime lord that ever lived—and he’s come back to Low Town to find him.
Review:
Peaky Blinders meets Priest of Bones.
The heir apparent returns after fifteen years to a city in turmoil, the worst slum in the Empire.
This isn’t action-heavy, but introduces you to a tangled web of intrigue and murder, with a clever protagonist sporting morally grey values and questionable ambitions.
“I don’t like doing business with people I don’t know.”
“My favorite color is red,” said Wren, “I prefer sunrises to sunsets, I’ve been in love twice with one ending very badly, I am an excellent cook, and I have to read a book for twenty minutes before I can fall asleep, no matter how late it is or what else I’ve done that day. Any other questions?”
I was kept on my toes trying to guess who was going to backstab who, as well as trying to work out the end goal for our protagonist.
I know this is a novella, but I wish we got more descriptions of the city, the larger Empire, and the minor mentions of magic.
I have not read Low Town by the author yet, but consider me intrigued, especially as I recently binged the Priest of Bones quartet and this gives me similar vibes.
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