The Empire of Gold - Daevabad Trilogy by S A Chakraborty Hardcover

Chakraborty's beloved characters and magical world of Daevabad has come to an end, in this mesmerizing and heart wrenching conclusion of The Daevabad trilogy. If you ever want to read an adult high fantasy series, I highly recommend this. “I’m coming back, Nahri,” he promised. “You’re my Banu Nahida. This is my city.” His expression was defiant. “Nothing will keep me from either of you” - S.A. Chakraborty, The City of Brass The vivid writing instantly transported me back to the magical world of Daevabad. No longer in Daevabad, Nahri and Ali journey across the Nile to Cairo to Ta Nytry. This stirred up some bittersweet memories and reunions from The City of Brass for me. Dara, powerful but yet powerless, brought back from the dead multiple times by now, to be Manizheh's weapon. This was such an emotional read, to experience the grief and loss the main characters went through. To see them struggle and not lose themselves to despair and guilt. Be prepared and have some tissues nearby. Over the course of years, Nahri and Ali's relationship have evolved from tolerance to friendship to attraction. If you were to ask me if I saw this coming in The City of Brass I would have told you no, not going to happen. While the romance never stole the spotlight, it was brewing, and both had to deal with external (Muntadhir, duty, loyalty) internal (guilt, inability to let oneself love) obstacles and uncertainty. It's a slow burn romance that leads to something special and long-lasting. Throughout, I kept wondering where the story would take me. The plotting and scheming is so large-scaled, that the revelation that this has been in the making for a very long time was so good! Finally, no longer left in the dark, our characters heritage and pasts come to light, exciting twists and betrayals. Under Manizheh attempt to rule, it is pure chaos and bloodshed. Daevabad, an ancient magical city now in ruins, and the main characters who must find a way to unite and end it all. Nahri, Ali and Dara, all come out of this in their own way. Whatever I hoped to happen didn't really come to fruition but thats okay. It has been an emotional and enchanting journey, and it saddens me to the core that it has come to an end. I will miss this world very much! I'm also in awe that this is her debut series! Chakraborty is a talented storyteller, and she's working on a new series friends! She is officially an auto-buy for me!