Description
The Godfather meets The Magicians in the sweeping adult debut from No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu. Perfect for fans of V. E. Schwab, Red City is a dark and deadly contemporary fantasy of magical warfare, star-crossed ambition, and the pursuit of perfection at any cost, set in a glittering alternate Los Angeles.
Alchemy is the hidden art of transformation. An exclusive power wielded by crime syndicates that market it to the world's elites in the form of sand, a drug that enhances those who take it into a more perfect version of themselves: more beautiful, more charismatic, simply more.
Among the gleaming skyscrapers and rolling foothills of Angel City, alchemy is controlled by two rival syndicates. For years, Grand Central and Lumines have been balanced on a razor's edge between polite negotiation and outright violence. But when two childhood friends step into that delicate equation, the city - and the paths of their lives - will be irrevocably transformed.
The daughter of a poor single mother, Sam would do anything to claw her way into the ranks of Grand Central in search of a better life. Plucked away from his family as a boy to become a Lumines apprentice, Ari is one of the syndicates' brightest rising stars. Once, they might have loved each other. But as the two alchemists face off across opposite sides of an ever-escalating conflict, ambition becomes power, loyalty becomes lies, and no transformation may be perfect enough for them both to survive the coming war.
Praise for Marie Lu
'Marie Lu always delivers'
- Leigh Bardugo, author of Ninth House and Six of Crows
'Marie Lu is magic'
- Tahereh Mafi, author of Shatter Me
About the Author
Marie Lu is the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of Stars And Smoke, the Legend series, The Young Elites, Warcross, Skyhunter, and various other novels. She graduated from the University of Southern California and jumped into the video game industry, where she worked as an artist. Now a full-time writer, she spends her spare hours reading, gardening, enjoying time with her family, and getting stuck in traffic. She lives in Los Angeles with her illustrator/author husband, Primo Gallanosa, and their son.
Reviews
Marie Lu always delivers -- Leigh Bardugo, Sunday Times bestselling author of Ninth House
Every book she writes is a knockout. Marie Lu is magic -- Tahereh Mafi, author of Shatter Me
Legend doesn't merely survive the hype, it deserves it -- The New York Times
Book Information
ISBN 9781035079414
Author Marie Lu
Format Hardback
Page Count 400
Imprint Tor
Publisher Pan Macmillan
