Historical Fiction with a Divine Twist | Review of ‘The House of Shattered Wings’ (Dominion of the Fallen #1)
By Cynthia Ayala
Roc
Paris has survived the Great Houses War, a War created by the Fallen Angels and their houses. Their blood and their essence has polluted the air. While the citizens continue to live on and fight for survival among their ailing country the war of politics continues on. Something from the past has come to undo House Silverspires, once the leader of the power games now a house in disarray. Something in the shadows is stalking them and killing innocents who come and go. But there are three people who might be able to save it: a naive and powerful fallen angel, an alchemist with a terrible addiction and a seemingly young man from the Far East. But are they powerful enough to undo the sins of the father?
Published August 18, 2015 by Roc, The House of Shattered Wings by Aliette de Bodard takes mystery into new territory dealing with angelic mythology and urban fantasy to make a very interesting novel.
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he Mogadorians are here. After years apart, the orphan Loriens have finally found each other, only to discover a traitor in their midst and lose another. Four are dead from the Nine sent to Earth and even though another was discovered, their numbers are still few. Four, known also as John Smith, is the leader of the ragtag team and with the Mogadorians on the move and one of their own taken, Four has decided to take the fight to them and win by all means possible.