Black City Saint by Richard A. Knaak

Black City Saint

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Richard A. Knaak

Pyr · Ebook · March 1, 2016

For more than sixteen hundred years, Nick Medea has followed and guarded the Gate that keeps the mortal realm and that of Feirie separate, seeking in vain absolution for the fatal errors he made when he slew the dragon.

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Who it’s for
For a sustained, edgy fantasy read that leans into atmosphere and momentum.
Genres
Urban Fantasy, Dragons & Mythic Creatures, Historical Fantasy
Published
Pyr, March 1, 2016

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For more than sixteen hundred years, Nick Medea has followed and guarded the Gate that keeps the mortal realm and that of Feirie separate, seeking in vain absolution for the fatal errors he made when he slew the dragon. All that while, he has tried and failed to keep the woman he loves from dying over and over.

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Yet in the fifty years since the Night the Dragon Breathed over the city of Chicago, the Gate has not only remained fixed, but open to the trespasses of the Wyld, the darkest of the Feiriefolk. Not only does that mean an evil resurrected from Nick’s own past, but the reincarnation of his lost Cleolinda, a reincarnation destined once more to die. Nick must turn inward to that which he distrusts the most: the Dragon, the beast he slew when he was still only Saint George. He must turn to the monster residing in him, now a part of him...but ever seeking escape. The gang war brewing between Prohibition bootleggers may be the least of his concerns. If Nick cannot prevent an old evil from opening the way between realms...then not only might Chicago face a fate worse than the Great Fire, but so will the rest of the mortal realm.

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For a sustained, edgy fantasy read that leans into atmosphere and momentum.

Come here for

  • urban grit with a paranormal edge
  • love and magic in a darker register

Expect

  • dark-fantasy tension
  • a steady blend of immersion and explanation

Where it sits

Urban Fantasy78%
Dragons & Mythic Creatures49%
Historical Fantasy49%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Historical Fantasy
  • Paranormal Fantasy
  • Urban Fantasy
Authors
Richard A. Knaak
Publisher
Pyr
Published
March 1, 2016
Format
Ebook
Reading lane
Historical Fantasy