The Shuddering City

by Sharon Shinn

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Fantasy. Fiction. Romance. Science Fiction. HTML: �??In the city of Corcannon, everyone has a secret. Madeleine is planning her wedding to Tivol, but she's really in love with Reese. Jayla has become the guardian of a child named Aussen, but she knows that Aussen possesses a mysterious and dangerous power. Brandon is a temple soldier keeping the enigmatic Villette a prisoner in her own home, but finds himself risking everything to keep her safe. Pietro is pretending he's surprised every time the city is wracked by tremors, but he'll do anything to stop the devastation. Even Corcannon itself has a secret. It's built on a lie, and that lie is about to come tumbling down.… (more)

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The city of Corcannon was built by a god of the same name who used a piece of technology that nobody understands anymore. Seismic forces will destroy the city unless it is renewed with the blood of one of Corcannons descendants. Of course there is only one of those left.
The plot is more complicated than this and follows 4 different characters as they play different roles in saving Corcannon. A happy ending makes for a fun story.

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catseyegreen | Jan 16, 2024 |

This was a surprise, and I enjoyed it a lot. Interesting world building, good characters, and a pleasing twist that works well with the plot line. Mostly I just liked the characters and it was just great seeing them all grow and change over the course of the book. (

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Fantasy. Fiction. Romance. Science Fiction. HTML:

�??In the city of Corcannon, everyone has a secret.
Madeleine is planning her wedding to Tivol, but she's really in love with Reese.
Jayla has become the guardian of a child named Aussen, but she knows that Aussen possesses a mysterious and dangerous power.
Brandon is a temple soldier keeping the enigmatic Villette a prisoner in her own home, but finds himself risking everything to keep her safe.
Pietro is pretending he's surprised every time the city is wracked by tremors, but he'll do anything to stop the devastation.
Even Corcannon itself has a secret. It's built on a lie, and that lie is about to come tumbling down.

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