From award-winning and New York Times best-selling authors Paolo
Bacigalupi and Tobias Buckell comes a fantasy novel told in four parts
about a land crippled by the use of magic and a tyrant who is trying to
rebuild an empire - unless the people find a way to resist.
Khaim, The Blue City, is the last remaining city in a crumbled empire
that overly relied upon magic until it became toxic. It is run by a
tyrant known as The Jolly Mayor and his devious right hand, the last
archmage in the world. Together they try to collect all the magic for
themselves so they can control the citizens of the city. But when their
decadence reaches new heights and begins to destroy the environment, the
people stage an uprising to stop them.
In four interrelated parts, The Tangled Lands is an evocative and epic
story of resistance and heroic sacrifice in the twisted remains
surrounding the last great city of Khaim. Paolo Bacigalupi and Tobias
Buckell have created a fantasy for our times about a decadent and
rotting empire facing environmental collapse from within - and yet hope
emerges from unlikely places with women warriors and alchemical
solutions.
