"An absolute triumph! This has it all, ruling powers and the plots against them, corruption, betrayal, and brooding in the background the crystallised eye of what is believed to be an ancient dragon."
Celebrated as a LoveReading Star Book, we rise with thunderous applause for Navola. This is a weighty tome, however I simply danced through it as though it slowly builds, somehow the plot still whipped and sliced through the pages. The city of Navola is ruled in the background by the Regulai bank, Davico di Regulai is being raised to take over but those watching only see an inadequate boy and so the plotting begins. I fell hard from the very first sentence and gloried within the dramatic depths, surfacing with regret yet wonder, as the story came to a close. Davico narrates, he allows access through his surface emotions to what lies beneath and so I really felt his story. This tale slides a toe into fantasy, it isn’t of this world yet it almost feels as though it could be a historical read. Author Paolo Bacigalupi has built the most fabulous base, comprehensively filling in the smallest of details so that I entered and I believed. The sense of place explodes into place through the tale, vividly colouring the background. The characters bring the words to life, from those in the spotlight through to the scene stealers, they have been drawn beautifully. All the while the political shenanigans sneak and scheme their way through the book. I would love to see more of this world and will be keeping my fingers firmly crossed that we will be returning. Powerful and exciting, Navola spins into life drawing you into its orbit, what a wondrous ride it is!
| Primary Genre | Fantasy |
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