Bright Ruin by Vic James
The final title in the thrilling, dystopian Dark Gifts Trilogy by Vic James.
Beautifully characterised and compellingly plotted, Gilded Cage is an impressive debut -- Guardian on Gilded Cage
It’s smart, engrossing and incredibly snappily written, with so many compelling characters and pulse-quickening situations that the whole book just flies byWe apologise for the cliché, but it is that good -- SciFiNow on Gilded Cage
A dark and intriguing vision of an alternate, magic-drenched Britain, Gilded Cage kept me way up into the night -- Aliette de Bodard
A dazzling addition to the growing genre of alternative historical fiction, James’s first novel has the added bonus of compelling page-turnability -- Daily Mail on Gilded Cage
Devious and deliciously dark with lashings of magic, mystery and mayhem, this juggernaut of a book will keep you hanging on by your fingernails until the very last page -- Taran Matharu on Gilded Cage
Ms. James writes with the skill of someone who has been an author for decades. I was blown away by how beautiful the prose was . . . In the end I was left emotionally spent and wanting another book to read immediately -- Fantasy Book Review on Gilded Cage
Gilded Cage is an unputdownable story . . . it’s truly a gem -- Fantasy Faction
It’s smart, engrossing and incredibly snappily written, with so many compelling characters and pulse-quickening situations that the whole book just flies byWe apologise for the cliché, but it is that good -- SciFiNow on Gilded Cage
A dark and intriguing vision of an alternate, magic-drenched Britain, Gilded Cage kept me way up into the night -- Aliette de Bodard
A dazzling addition to the growing genre of alternative historical fiction, James’s first novel has the added bonus of compelling page-turnability -- Daily Mail on Gilded Cage
Devious and deliciously dark with lashings of magic, mystery and mayhem, this juggernaut of a book will keep you hanging on by your fingernails until the very last page -- Taran Matharu on Gilded Cage
Ms. James writes with the skill of someone who has been an author for decades. I was blown away by how beautiful the prose was . . . In the end I was left emotionally spent and wanting another book to read immediately -- Fantasy Book Review on Gilded Cage
Gilded Cage is an unputdownable story . . . it’s truly a gem -- Fantasy Faction
Vic James is a current affairs TV director who loves stories in all their forms. Her programmes for BBC1 have covered the 2016 US presidential election and Britain’s EU referendum. She has also twice judged The Guardian’s Not the Booker Prize. An early draft of her first novel, Gilded Cage, won a major online award from Wattpad for most talked about Fantasy. She has lived in Rome, Tokyo, and now London.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781509821471 |
| ISBN 10 | 1509821473 |
| Title | Bright Ruin |
| Author | Vic James |
| Series | The Dark Gifts Trilogy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2018-07-26 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |