Fallen City

By Adrienne Young

Book Overview

The first in this sword-sharp, epic duology from New York Times bestselling author Adrienne Young, now in paperback

In the great walled city of Isara, political turmoil ignites a rebellion one hundred years in the making. But when a legionnaire falls in love with a Magistrate's daughter, their love will threaten the fate of the city and the will of the gods.

Luca Matius has one purpose--to carry on the family name, maintaining its presence in the Forum once his powerful and cruel uncle dies. But his noviceship with the city's Philosopher places him in the middle of a catastrophe that will alter the destiny of his people.

Maris Casperia was raised amidst the strategic maneuvers of the Citadel's inner workings, and she knows what her future holds--a lifetime of service to a corrupt city. But her years of serving as a novice to the last Priestess who possesses the stolen magic of the Old War has made her envision a different kind of future for the city. When she meets Luca, a fated chain of events is set into motion that will divinely entangle their lives.

As a secret comes to light and throws the city into chaos, Luca and Maris hatch a plot to create a calculated alliance that could tip the scales of power. But when an execution forces Luca to become the symbol of rebellion, he and Maris are thrown onto opposite sides of a holy war. As their fates diverge, they learn they are at the center of a story the gods are writing. And even if they can find their way back to each other, there may be nothing left.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250794218
• ISBN13: 9781250794215
• Release Date: November 2026
• Publisher: Saturday Books
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

I am devastated

Great book. Devastated until the sequel comes out and I can read it

Good setup for next book

Will I read the second book when it comes out? Yes, because while this kinda dragged a bit in the time it took for the city to fall and I did get confused with the jumps in time at random times, it did pick up at the end when things finally happened (the city fell) and I want to see what happens next. I feel that this book was a big setup for all that is going to happen in the next book. I did enjoy the history with the gods and goddesses (and the religion which included magic via god blood) and how they relate to the city of Isara plus all the political maneuvering (even if it was totally corrupt and the destruction that greed brought to the city, and of course the mutually assured destruction at the end). That certainly was more interesting than the love story between Maris and Luca. Not that that was bad, just seemed a little shallow somehow despite the vows of eternal love. I do want to see what they will do in the next book though. As an audiobook, it was well done and the narrators, Leela Bassuk and Dylan Reilly Fitzpatrick, did a great job in bringing Maris and Luca to life and their story of the fall of the city of Isara. I am glad I got the chance to listen to this.