Power always wins. Imagine Camelot but in Gotham: a city where knights are the celebrities of the day, riding on motorbikes instead of horses and competing in televised fights for fame and money. Imagine a city where a young, magic-touched bastard astonishes everyone by becoming king - albeit with extreme reluctance - and a girl with a secret past trains to become a knight for the sole purpose of vengeance... morePower always wins. Imagine Camelot but in Gotham: a city where knights are the celebrities of the day, riding on motorbikes instead of horses and competing in televised fights for fame and money. Imagine a city where a young, magic-touched bastard astonishes everyone by becoming king - albeit with extreme reluctance - and a girl with a secret past trains to become a knight for the sole purpose of vengeance. Imagine a city where magic is illegal but everywhere, in its underground bars, its back-alley soothsayers - and in the people who have to hide what they are for fear of being tattooed and persecuted. Imagine a city where electricity is money, power the only game worth playing, and violence the most fervently worshipped religion. Welcome to a dark, chaotic, alluring place with a tumultuous history, where dreams come true if you want them hard enough - and are prepared to do some very, very bad things to get them . . . "A riveting tragedy of blood and desire - and the coolest thing you'll read this year". ― Samantha Shannon, author of The Bone Season and The Priory of the Orange Tree. "The boldest, smartest, most adventurous fantasy I've read in ages - and it's really f**ing fun". ― Krystal Sutherland, author of Our Chemical Hearts. "Arthurian legend meets urban fantasy in a brilliant, bloody wild ride". ― Jay Kristoff, No. 1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author. less
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