I loved this book so very much - so much, in fact, that I've decided other books on my reading list I just can't seem to be energized about are going to be replaced by the rest of this trilogy. And if you enjoy stories about a czarist Russia or espionage and government corruption, you will undoubtedly enjoy this book.
That is, of course, assuming you get through the rather drab legal proceedings in the beginning of the book (a hat maker found himself in a lot of hot water by violating - knowingly or unknowingly is up to you to decide - the World Regulations that make this people's past religion and spiritual practices forbidden).
Spoiler alert - by the time you finish the book, you've forgotten all about the hat maker. Think of him like a Star Trek red-shirter.
While this opening scene is not important in the vastness of this amazing story, it is paramount to setting the stage for the real story. Bennett commands a fully-built world, and describes details so well as Ashara Komayd explores it that you are discovering it with her, gripped by her knowledge of old married with her knowledge of new.
You'll see the rest of the trilogy in this blog at some point. I'm already in line for the next book. However, I recommend City of Stairs with a solid 5 stars. It will grip you, and then whip you around like a whirlwind as you turn page after page to find out what happens next in the quest for a better future for all.
Happy Reading!
--Jennifer
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