“ We could be gods,” says Séverin, the words spilling out reverence, pain, and power. Tristan’s death has left everyone with wounds, and Séverin chooses to tend to his by searching restlessly for the Divine Lyrics: the artifact that would make the world bend to meet his wish, that contains the secret for bridging the uncrossable gulf between mortal and divinity. Séverin feels the loss of his brother like a limb torn away.
Unfortunately, the burst of excitement that flamed in my heart when I picked up this book was quickly swallowed up by disappointment. I pleasurably devoured it, and was really looking forward to reading the sequel and folding myself once again between the characters and their tragedy, lose myself in the beauty of their voices-and have many of my questions answered. But what they find out may lead them down paths they never imagined.Ī tale of love and betrayal as the crew risks their lives for one last job.When it came out a year ago, The Gilded Wolves was a fresh, welcome addition to the YA Fantasy yarn. Their hunt lures them far from Paris and into the icy heart of Russia, where crystalline ice animals stalk forgotten mansions, broken goddesses carry deadly secrets, and a string of unsolved murders makes the crew question whether an ancient myth is a myth after all.Īs hidden secrets come to the light and the ghosts of the past catch up to them, the crew will discover new dimensions of themselves. Desperate to make amends, Séverin pursues a dangerous lead to find a long lost artifact rumored to grant its possessor the power of God. Séverin and his team members might have successfully thwarted the Fallen House, but victory came at a terrible cost-one that still haunts all of them.
They are each other's fiercest love, greatest danger, and only hope. Returning to the dark and glamorous 19th century world of her New York Times bestseller, The Gilded Wolves, Roshani Chokshi dazzles with another riveting tale full of mystery and danger in The Silvered Serpents.
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