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The City Beneath the Hidden Stars

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Description

Drawing on an eclectic mix of influences and based on the myths and history of Zagreb, Croatia, The City Beneath the Hidden Stars is a fantastical story that unveils the wondrous concealed in the mundane and is an adventure not to missed.

Long ago, the Black Queen once ruled Zagreb in a looming fortress over the city. Her legend lives on in children's games and bedtime stories. Is it truly only folklore? And what harm is death to a queen who supposedly stole secrets from the stars?

When rumors surface that the Black Queen might still be alive and living in a haunted chasm beneath Zagreb's Bear Mountain, it prompts the Star Council to dispatch star daimon Leo Solar to Earth to investigate.

After witnessing a bizarre event at a local music gig, former philosophy student Dario Taubek begins to notice a strange-looking man in a star suit. Curious, he follows him and what he discovers catapults him into a world he never knew existed. A world of magical trams, myths and monsters, celestial beings, and the legendary Black Queen.

Product Details

PublisherBHC Press
Publish DateSeptember 27, 2022
Pages320
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconHardback
EAN/UPC9781643973104
Dimensions9.0 X 6.0 X 0.9 inches | 1.4 pounds
BISAC Categories: Fantasy, Fantasy

About the Author

Sonya Kudei is a displaced Renaissance person, an informal student of various branches of knowledge that are of absolutely no practical use in the modern world and an admirer of all things fifteenth century (except maybe the Black Death). She lived in London for over twelve years, where she spent most of her time on commuter trains shuttling from workplace to workplace, and now lives in Zagreb, Croatia.

Reviews

"Kudei promises to be an exciting talent. This novel is a fun standalone that combines glimmers of Croation folklore, the atmosphere of an invented underground magical Zagreb, and the snarky, ironic energy of Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett" -Booklist

"readers with a taste for madcap fantasy will find something to enjoy."-Publishers Weekly

"[a] refreshingly different tale." -LibraryThing Early Reviewers

"A gripping read, worth checking [out] by readers interested in intriguing worldbuilding, solid characterization, and clever plots. Recommended." -Fantasy Book Critic



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