The Kingdom of Copper (The Daevabad #2) -

S.A. Chakraborty

Harper Voyager

2019

544 páginas

18h 8m

ISBN-10: 0062678159

S. A. Chakraborty continues the sweeping adventure begun in The City of Brass—"the best adult fantasy I’ve read since The Name of the Wind" (#1 New York Times bestselling author Sabaa Tahir)—conjuring a world where djinn summon flames with the snap of a finger and waters run deep with old magic; where blood can be dangerous as any spell, and a clever con artist from Cairo will alter the fate of a kingdom.

Nahri’s life changed forever the moment she accidentally summoned Dara, a formidable, mysterious djinn, during one of her schemes. Whisked from her home in Cairo, she was thrust into the dazzling royal court of Daevabad—and quickly discovered she would need all her grifter instincts to survive there.

Now, with Daevabad entrenched in the dark aftermath of the battle that saw Dara slain at Prince Ali’s hand, Nahri must forge a new path for herself, without the protection of the guardian who stole her heart or the counsel of the prince she considered a friend. But even as she embraces her heritage and the power it holds, she knows she’s been trapped in a gilded cage, watched by a king who rules from the throne that once belonged to her family—and one misstep will doom her tribe.

Meanwhile, Ali has been exiled for daring to defy his father. Hunted by assassins, adrift on the unforgiving copper sands of his ancestral land, he is forced to rely on the frightening abilities the marid—the unpredictable water spirits—have gifted him. But in doing so, he threatens to unearth a terrible secret his family has long kept buried.

And as a new century approaches and the djinn gather within Daevabad's towering brass walls for celebrations, a threat brews unseen in the desolate north. It’s a force that would bring a storm of fire straight to the city’s gates . . . and one that seeks the aid of a warrior trapped between worlds, torn between a violent duty he can never escape and a peace he fears he will never deserve.

Resenhas (11)

5 (Perfeito)

O livro se intensifica

Depois de apresentado o mundo e personagens no primeiro livro, este livro intensifica as questões políticas e conflitos étnicos.

Temos aqui maior detalhes no carácter dos personagens - mais maduros - e entendemos seus motivos. Podemos não gostar, mas entendemos.

O ritmo é muito bom... O final é de se prender os olhos, devorar as páginas, parar de ler por um momento para absorver o impacto.

Concordo com algumas resenhas que a autora foi boazinha no final... Se fosse um George Martin, metade dos personagens teriam passado pela ponta de espada (bom, ou por um flagelo ou por uma zulfiqar).

É uma pena não ter sido ainda traduzido... O lançamento pela Morro Branco está previsto para novembro (2020)

Eu pelo menos gostei tanto do primeiro que arrisquei, com muita ajuda do dicionário do Kindle, a ler em inglês e não me arrependi do esforço!!!

Este é um dos poucos livros que gostaria de ver como uma série ou filme. Seria muito bom, sair daquele mundo medieval ou fantasioso "ocidental" e se inserir neste mundo persa/árabe/turco, sem soar como Aladdin haha.