Why we’re excited
St Paradise is run by rival clans who deal in money, secrets and violence. Eclipse survived the slaughter of her family as a child and was shaped into a weapon dressed as a princess. One reckless night out brings her to Wolf, the Goldshot heir, and a shared blood magic ties them together in a way that could remake the city.
Emezi made their name with Freshwater and The Death of Vivek Oji, then wrote young adult fantasy with Pet and romance with You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty. This standalone is a large adult fantasy for fans of dark, political romantasy.
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What to know about Eclipse & the Wolf
We haven’t reviewed Akwaeke Emezi before, so this would be our first look at their work.
At 480 pages it is about the usual length for a fantasy release this month.
From the publisher
FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR
In this blockbuster epic pulsing with powerful magic and political tension, follow Eclipse and Wolf as they race to save a world on the verge of collapse.
Welcome to St Paradise: where clans' elites trade in secrets, sex and goods - a glittering world dripping with wealth and blood, old and new.
Eclipse Orinabe has not forgotten the blood. One of the few survivors of the Orinabe clan massacre, she has been raised to be a bigger terror than the one she lived through, a weapon of destruction disguised as a beautiful princess.
Yearning to escape, Eclipse sneaks out to a club on neutral territory, dangerous as running on a knife's edge. When she crosses paths with Wolf - Heir to the Goldshot clan - ancient blood magic humming in their veins forms a bond that will transform the future of St. Paradise forever.
Description supplied by the publisher.
We haven’t read Eclipse & the Wolf yet. When our review goes up, it will replace this page.
