Foundryside (Founders, #1)

Posted on 16 October 2017 by Robert Jackson Bennett

In a city that runs on industrialized magic, a secret war will be fought to overwrite reality itself the first in a dazzling new fantasy series from City of Stairs author Robert Jackson BennettSancia Grado is a thief, and a damn good one And her latest target, a heavily guarded warehouse on Tevanne s docks, is nothing her unique abilities can t handle But unbeknownst to her, Sancia s been sent to steal an artifact of unimaginable power, an object that could revolutionize the magical technology known as scriving The Merchant Houses who control this magic the art of using coded commands to imbue everyday objects with sentience have already used it to transform Tevanne into a vast, remorseless capitalist machine But if they can unlock the artifact s secrets, they will rewrite the world itself to suit their aims Now someone in those Houses wants Sancia dead, and the artifact for themselves And in the city of Tevanne, there s nobody with the power to stop them To have a chance at surviving and at stopping the deadly transformation that s under way Sancia will have to marshal unlikely allies, learn to harness the artifact s power for herself, and undergo her own transformation, one that will turn her into something she could never have imagined. Download Foundryside (Founders, #1) – kino-fada.fr Foundryside by Robert Jackson BennettWe ve been looking for a chance to blurb Robert Jackson Bennett s fantasy novels since my assistants Peter and Isaac loved City of Stairs when it came out in 2014 Now we have our chance Bennett s new novel, Foundryside, releases on August 21st of this year, and it is quite a bit of fun.RJB filled The Divine Cities trilogy with unique world building, and I ll be honest, the first chapter or two of Foundryside had me wondering if he d abandoned that for a mor Foundryside by Robert Jackson BennettWe ve been looking for a chance to blurb Robert Jackson Bennett s fantasy novels since my assistants Peter and Isaac loved City of Sta...Shrimpiest Book of the Year Award Nominee Actual rating 6.848697 stars And a half.Okay So this book is so bloody fishing scrumptious I don t know where to start By foaming at the mouth maybe Not a bad idea, actually, that usually works pretty well for me Oh yes, I feel muchinspired now Not to mention super sexy and irresistible and stuff.Okay I can do this Let s see Where to start Oh yes, The Divine Cities You know, the slightly...Robert Jackson Bennett is one of the few authors I watch out for Recently, I finished his early award winning book Philip K Dick, Edgar, Anthony , The Company Man so I was very excited at the opportunity to read an advanced reader copy ofFoundryside, his latest work.Bennett has a habit of starting out a book slow, letting the reader get a feel for the world and the characters before heading into action He s gotten better at that through his career Foundryside springs into action on the fir Robert Jackson Bennett is one of the few authors I watch out for Recently, I finished his early award winning book Philip K Dick, Edgar, Anthony , The Company Man so I was very excited at the opportunity to read an advanced reader copy ofFoundryside, his latest work.Bennett has a habit of starting out a book slow, letting the reader get a feel for the world and the characters before heading into action He s gotten better at that through his career Foundryside springs into action on the first pages during an elaborate heist Skilled independent thief Sancia is in the midst of stealing an object in a safe, although she accidentally burns down half the waterfront in the process Unfortunately this attracts the attention of Gregor Donaldo, head of security at the waterfront and noble heir, as her actions have jeopardized hi...5 fantasy stars to Foundryside This was the second of two fantastic fantasy books I was invited to read from Crown Publishing I am an eclectic reader, and for whatever reason, I do not reach for fantasy as often, but just the same, I tend to savor it when I do.Foundryside is Sancia s story A skilled thief, she has been sent on a mission to take a hugely powerful artifact from a guarded warehouse in the impoverished city of Tevanne This artifact is used in scriving, which is codin 5 fantasy stars to Foundryside This was the second of two fantastic fantasy books I was invited to read from Crown Publishing I am an eclectic reader, and for whatever reason, I do not reach for fantasy as often, but just the same, I tend to savor it when I do.Foundryside is Sancia s story A skilled thief, she has been sent on a mission to take a hugely powerful artifact from a guarded warehouse in the impoverished city of Tevanne This artifact is used in scriving, which is coding commands to give previously inanimate objects sentience This code has already been used to make Tevanne a place where money mattersthan people If Sancia finds this artifact, the whole world could be rewrit...So muchthan I expected Fantastic It didn t take long to recognize that Robert Jackson Bennett s Foundryside Founders 1 was something special Before this book was offered to me for review, Bennett was not a writer I was familiar with Now, I m positive that I ll be readingof his work His female heroine, Sancia, reminded me of the resourceful Vin from Brandon Sanderson s Mistborn Series There was also something about Bennett s world building which reminded me of Sanderson Howe So muchthan I expected Fantastic It didn t take long to recognize that Robert Jackson Bennett s Foundryside Founders 1 was something special Before this book was offered to me for revie... ARC provided by Crown in exchange for an honest review.Foundryside The closest thing Sancia had to a homeThis is a really hard book for me to rate The concepts in this book are so unique and creative I loved them so very much But some of the banter and conversations felt so dry, boring, and sometimes even offensive Like, two of the main characters have completely captured my whole heart The others Meh I do think this is worth it though, especially if you have enjoyed Robert Jackso ARC provided by Crown in exchange for an honest review.Foundryside The closest thing Sancia had to a homeThis is a really hard book for me to rate The concepts in this book are so unique and creative I loved them so very much But some of the banter and conversations felt so dry, boring, and sometimes even offensive Like, two of the main characters have completely captured my whole heart The others Meh I do think this is worth it though, especially if you have enjoyed Robert Jackson Bennett s other works I just expected , especially after the 6 5 star beginning of this book In this world, four houses rule Tevanne While those royals live like kings, the rest of the population lives in Foundryside, where crime is in high quantity and food and clean water are in low supply And people are willing to do anything to surviveFour walled off little city states, all crammed into Tevanne, all wildly different regions with their own schools, their own living quarters, their own marketplaces, their o...This is an action packed, entertaining, and adventurous story.We follow Sancia Grado, a young thief trying to survive in a poverty ridden city as she tries to steal a powerful device In this world, objects have been modified with a mystical process called scriving When an object is scrived it forces it to behave in a way different that it was designed to.The author did a great job with the world building He took the scriving concept and created a very imaginative story with compelling charact This is an action packed, entertaining, and adventurous story.We follow San...Sancia is a specially skilled thief who accepted a job that can pay beyond her wildest dreams The target is a simple box in a safe at the Tevanne docks When curiosity gets the best of Sancia she learns she s stolen a device that could forever change the magic like scriving that has built Tevanne She decides to flee rather than hand it over Before she even has a chance to do so her contact is murdered and she escapes a trap that would undoubtedly lead to her demise Sancia has to keep running Sancia is a specially skilled thief who accepted a job that can pay beyond her wildest dreams The target is a simple box in a safe at the Tevanne docks When curiosity gets the best of Sancia she learns she s stolen a device that could forever change the magic like scriving that has built Tevanne She decides to flee rather than hand it over Before she even has a chance to do so her contact is murdered and she escapes a trap that would undoubtedly lead to her demise Sancia has to keep running, but she unfortunately doesn t have the resources to get far She s forced to make previously unthinkable allies and to take risks that could lead to the destruction of Tevanne itself.Foundryside is an intriguing book jam packed with world building It s clear the autho...Review also found at Foundryside is topnotch story telling A fantasy heavyweight ripe with heart, heroism, and hilarity ShellyMy attempt at one of those catchy quotes you find on jacket covers See, this is why I m not a writer LOL Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett, author of City of Stairs, is due to be released on August 21, 2018, which happens to be the day after my 45th birthday It s a good thing I was able to read the ARC blessedly given Review also found at Foundryside is topnotch story telling A fantasy heavyweight ripe with heart, heroism, and hilarity ShellyMy attempt at one of those catchy quotes you find on jacket covers See, this is why I m not a writer LOL Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett, author of City of Stairs, is due to be released on August 21, 2018, which happens to be the day after my 45th birthday It s a good thing I was able to read the ARC blessedly given to me by the publisher through Netgalley because I will be having a mid life crisis when this book is offic...Robert Jackson Bennett s deserves all of the 5 dazzling stars for this utterly gripping, epic fantasy adventure thriller, that is the first of this hotly anticipated series Bennett engages in wonderful world building of the city of Tevanne with its 4 powerful family merchant houses and thepoverty stricken outsiders residing in the slums of The Commons Tevanne runs on industrialised magic through the use of scriving, a specialist art that involves coding to change reality for things to en Robert Jackson Bennett s deserves all of the 5 dazzling stars for this utterly gripping, epic fantasy adventure thriller, that is...

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16 October 2017

Robert Jackson Bennett