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City of Reckoning (Nerasia, Saga I Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Brianna da Silva (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.8 out of 5 stars 17 ratings
Two girls rebel against an empire as they seek revenge against the powerful people who have abused them.

“This character-driven, badass-women-centric fantasy story hooked me straight from the beginning.” –Laurie Forest, bestselling author

Kindy Sharro is used to hiding. As a Nocturan, her bat wings, claws, and night vision place her under constant threat of hunters, who cruelly slaughter her kind for sport.

Lasía Mae’olo is a chieftain, with a loyal wolf that fights by her side. She plots rebellion against the Dorish people, who rule over her land with an iron fist.

When war arrives on both young women’s doorsteps, they each find the opportunity to take back their power and enact justice on their oppressors. But the road to victory brings difficult moral questions—and terrible costs.

Can Kindy and Lasía win their freedom, even if it means losing their souls?

City of Reckoning is the first part of a dark fantasy duology filled with complex characters coming of age, epic journeys, friendship, casual queer representation, and a bisexual subplot.
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  1. Book 1 of 1
    Nerasia, Saga I
  2. Print length
    997 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    September 21, 2021
  5. File size
    4.6 MB
  6. Page Flip
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"Fans of Samantha Shannon, Robin Hobb and Brandon Sanderson - get ready for your new favorite book. This character-driven, badass-women-centric fantasy story hooked me straight from the beginning and didn't let up until the explosive (and I do mean explosive) end." -Laurie Forest, bestselling fantasy author of The Black Witch
"The world-building of City of Reckoning is vast and impressive... This sprawling novel devotes its pages to the development of its characters and its plot wholeheartedly." - Readers' Favorite, Starred Review

About the Author

Brianna is a proud geek who loves real-life adventure just as much as the imaginary kind. With a bachelor's degree in Digital Arts & Design from Full Sail University, Brianna keeps a busy schedule, divided between freelance graphic design, working on indie films, and of course, writing novels. When she's not working, she spends her time devouring books, practicing Krav Maga, and hiking in the pine-covered mountains of Colorado.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B091PBMNDN
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Freya Publishing (September 21, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 21, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4.6 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 997 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 out of 5 stars 17 ratings

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Brianna is a proud geek who loves real-life adventure just as much as the imaginary kind. With a bachelor’s degree in Digital Arts & Design from Full Sail University, Brianna keeps a busy schedule, divided between freelance graphic design, working on indie films, and of course, writing novels. When she’s not working, she spends her time devouring books, practicing Krav Maga, and hiking in the pine-covered mountains of Colorado.

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  • Doug
    5.0 out of 5 stars EPIC Dark Fantasy / YA
    Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2024
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    City of Reckoning is a big book that absolutely delivers. This is a story about multiple characters who are coming of age in a dark and brutal world. It's the story about the fall of an empire, the morality of revenge, the ethics of war, and the fragile vitality of friendships. The novel is epic in its scope with an effortless abundance of worldbuilding. Every chapter is important. Each character experiences a satisfying arc. The LGBT themes are handled authentically with storytelling as the prime focus across all story spectrums. City of Reckoning is that diamond in the rough you're probably looking for.

    Perhaps the size of the book scares people away, but give this one a try...readers are in great hands here. The author has a distinct skill in delivering a rich & mythical world that's experienced through intimate & compelling characters.

    I'll be looking for more from this author...! Highly recommended...!!
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  • Brandon
    5.0 out of 5 stars An Engaging Saga
    Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2021
    If you’re reading this, congratulations, you’re well on your way to picking up City of Reckoning, a decision that a thoughtful, engaging, and, dare I say, strikingly good-looking reader such as yourself will count among the best you’ve made this year. Your good taste is to be applauded and rewarded with an eloquently worded, gripping tale of adversity, internal struggles, and perseverance; and the book’s not bad either!

    Doubtlessly, someone with your refined literary palate will appreciate the academic immersion that comes from discovering a thoroughly realized world, populated with diverse and complete cultures, each with their own mythology, class systems, and views on gender dynamics. Half of the conflict in this story arises from the clash between kingdoms, the other half from the characters’ struggles against these cultures, and the third half from interpersonal friction. As a sharp-minded reader like you will have observed, this elementary math indicates that City of Reckoning is packed with quite a bit of dynamic and layered conflict.

    “But wait,” I hear you cry, “excellent world-building on its own is not enough to sustain a novel, particularly one of this length!” You’re quite right, and I’d even note that your good judgement is matched only by your personal charisma. Yes, while Nerasia is a solid canvas, the beauty of this story comes from the characters. Each is their own person, their flaws, motivations, and feelings providing the driving force for this story. These characters make mistakes, they struggle against adversity inside and out, and through it all they grow in this compelling bildungsroman.

    Now, all this is well and good, but someone as discerning as you will still feel the nagging of a yet-unanswered question: will I like this story? First, let me mention that it’s quite prudent of you not to be swayed by simple flattery, after all, someone with your strong-minded personality is clearly capable of making decisions for themselves. So, will you like City of Reckoning?

    If you enjoy epic worlds with fantastical races and awe-inspiring creatures; if you empathize with adolescent awkwardness and a young person trying to make their way in an unforgiving world; if you cheer those seeking justice against overwhelming odds, or if you wonder what justice means; if you appreciate the journey for its struggles and the growth it cultivates, then yes, you’ll enjoy City of Reckoning.

    I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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  • Kosh Gott
    4.0 out of 5 stars This is a brilliantly-imagined and well-developed fantasy.
    Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2021
    This is a brilliantly-imagined and well-developed fantasy, taking place in a fictional land that is preindustrial, roughly equivalent to 14th century Europe. There six young adults who are at various social levels in an elitist, highly-bigoted, plutocracy on the brink of war. As these six characters are yanked into the unfolding events, they are affected in different ways. I was very impressed with the way that trauma psychologically affects people is accurately depicted. As a person with PTSD, I particularly appreciate that the author didn’t fall on stereotypes of this disorder and others that trauma can produce. Instead, there are very realistic and diverse depictions.

    While there are both het-cis and LGBT+ characters, this is NOT a romance. The small amount of sexual content is NOT erotic in nature, but rather brief references to both positive and negative romantic and/or sexual experiences young adults are likely to experience.

    This brings me to why I am giving this 4 stars instead of 5: Given the complexity of the story, I understand the author’s choice to have six viewpoint characters; however, I feel the story would have been stronger had there been fewer of them, especially in the first 10% of the novel. Also, I feel there there were too much characterization, plot, and world-building for a single novel, albeit a long one, to properly handle. This should have been 2½ novels.

    Overall, I am a big fan of this book and its fantasy world.

    I received a free ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review. The version I read was before final proofreading and editing. Thus, there were occasional minor errors that it is my understanding will have been corrected in the retail version.
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  • Lucy
    4.0 out of 5 stars An epic fantasy story
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 17, 2022
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    Phew, what an epic book that was! Brianna has created a fantasy world filled with lavish settings, interesting politics and a rich history.

    I will say it took me a little while to warm to some of the characters. Jensen in particular came across as a little annoying at first, though as the story went on I found myself understanding his motivations more and enjoying his blooming relationships with those around him. Kindy’s struggles with addiction were, in my opinion, highly accurate and made for a convincing character arc. I would have liked to see more interaction with main “bad guy” Charris at the beginning of the story, as I found his motivations hard to understand at times. Lasia and Akiro were great to follow and I enjoyed her character arc a lot, going from unsure in her skills as a leader to… well, I’ll let you find out!!

    By the end I was rooting for Kindy and felt swept up in the final few chapters as things came to a head. I’m really looking forward to seeing where these characters go next.

    I would place this more towards the upper YA rather than adult, purely because of how the character voices came across (ie they are all teenagers and thought/acted as such). Overall, this book was enjoyable and I’d recommend it to any fan of fantasy!
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  • Luis
    5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful and amazing, I couldn't stop reading.
    Reviewed in Mexico on October 16, 2021
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    I was waiting for it, totally confident on its quality and I wasn't disappointed.

    It's a beautiful book, totally worth the time and money you spend on it.

    The story is beautifully crafted and delivers everything it promises.
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