Diamond city

Title:

Diamond city

Author:

Flores, Francesca, author.

Personal Author:

Flores, Francesca, author.

ISBN:

9781250220448

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

392 pages ; 24 cm

Abstract:

After the murder of her parents, Aina SoliÌs takes a job as an assassin to survive. She finds a new family in those like her: the unwanted and forgotten. Diamond City was built by magic, and is ruled by tyrants. It is a world full of dark forces and hidden agendas, old rivalries and lethal new enemies. To claim a future for herself in a world that doesn't want her to survive, Aina will have to win a game of murder and conspiracy-- and risk losing everything. -- adapted from jacket

Pulled from the streets at age twelve and trained to become one of the most powerful assassins in Sumerand, Aina SoliÌs discovers a conspiracy that could rewrite the kingdom's history and her own future.

Subject Term:

Assassins -- Juvenile fiction.

Betrayal -- Juvenile fiction.

Civil war -- Juvenile fiction.

Conspiracies -- Juvenile fiction.

Assassins -- Fiction.

Betrayal -- Fiction.

Conspiracies -- Fiction.

Fantasy.

Genre:

Fantasy fiction.

Young adult fiction.

Summary:

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Summary

"A thrilling adventure, through a vibrant city as alive as any character, about a girl willing to do anything to better her circumstances. " - Emily A. Duncan, New York Times bestselling author of Wicked Saints

Good things don't happen to girls who come from nothing...unless they risk everything.

Fierce and ambitious, Aina Solís as sharp as her blade and as mysterious as the blood magic she protects. After the murder of her parents, Aina takes a job as an assassin to survive and finds a new family in those like her: the unwanted and forgotten.

Her boss is brutal and cold, with a questionable sense of morality, but he provides a place for people with nowhere else to go. And makes sure they stay there.

DIAMOND CITY: built by magic, ruled by tyrants, and in desperate need of saving. It is a world full of dark forces and hidden agendas, old rivalries and lethal new enemies.

To claim a future for herself in a world that doesn't want her to survive, Aina will have to win a game of murder and conspiracy--and risk losing everything.

Full of action, romance and dark magic, book one of debut author Francesca Flores' breathtaking fantasy duology will leave readers eager for more!

Reviews (1)

Kirkus Review

A trained assassin becomes the hunted after she is given an almost impossible target.Eighteen-year-old orphan Aina Sols grew up on the streets of the Stacksa mazelike neighborhood in Kosn, a city full of diamond mines. That is, until she was rescued from being blown up in a bar. Six years later, after being trained as a Blade by Kohlthe Blood King, her rescuer, and leader of a gang of hired assassinsAina is given the task to murder Kouta Hirai, a wealthy businessman who holds the monopoly on diamond-mining tools. As she races to complete the assignment before a week is over, Aina must also protect herself as she is wanted by the Diamond Guards and rival assassin gangs. Aided by Teoher best friend, fellow assassin, and potential love interestAina lives in a constant moral conflict, as she can never forget her parents' teaching on the value of life and how their unapologetic use of illegal blood magic helped people. However, ever present in her mind are also Kohl's lessons on survival and her desire for his approval. Despite a compelling plot and array of relationships, the book misses the mark in worldbuilding as the time period and Latin American-inspired culture never feel completely grounded. The diverse characters' skin tones range from ivory to copper.An entertaining and action-driven tale of assassins and magic. (Fantasy. 13-18) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.