City of Lies by Sam Hawke

City of Lies

Poison Wars #1

Sam Hawke

560 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous slow-paced
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WINNER of the Ditmar Awards for Best Novel and Best New Talent, the Norma K Hemming Award, and the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel Poison. Treachery. Ancient spirits. Sieges. The Poison Wars begin now, with City of Lies, a fabulous epic fant...

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Community Reviews Summary of 613 reviews

Moods

adventurous 78%
mysterious 70%
tense 65%
dark 28%
emotional 28%
challenging 17%
hopeful 10%
reflective 10%
inspiring 4%
informative 3%
sad 3%
funny 1%

Pace

medium 45%
slow 42%
fast 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 56% | Plot: 42% | Character: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 73% | No: 13% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 9% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.68

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