{"id":18074,"date":"2021-10-19T21:01:11","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T01:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/?p=18074"},"modified":"2021-10-19T21:01:11","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T01:01:11","slug":"towers-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/towers-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"Towers Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"

{4.5\/5} “Towers sometimes lost great chunks of themselves to offensive spells, or in failed hostile takeovers. Such wounds caused the Towers pain, hindered their movements and damaged their systems; bad wounds could take years to heal. She though, too, of what Xhea had said when she first discovered the living Lower City’s presence: that it felt the loss of Farrow, ripped from the ground.”<\/p>\n

Towers Fall<\/strong> by Karina Sumner-Smith, published in 2015<\/p>\n

Xhea has discovered that there is an entity in the Lower City that is alive with magic. Then the Central Spire sends a Messenger — everyone in the Lower City must evacuate within 3 days, as they are taking control of the area. Xhea knows why — it’s because of the entity. Xhea returns to Edren to explain the situation. Meanwhile, a ghost Enforcer has bound Xhea’s magic so she can’t use it.<\/p>\n

This is the sequel to Defiant<\/strong><\/a> and completes the Towers<\/strong> trilogy.<\/p>\n

It’s about people who think that others are lesser beings for having not having a certain something, in this case magic.<\/p>\n

Why read this trilogy? For Sumner-Smith’s dazzling prose, her understanding of what lurks in the hearts of people, and her important commentary on our world in the form of a light allegory.<\/p>\n

I’ve read 3 books by Sumner-Smith. She hasn’t published any novels since this one, but she’s a terrific author and I hope she returns with another.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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