Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted over at Wishful Endings to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about but haven’t yet read. Most of the time they’re books that have yet to be released, but not always. It’s based on the Waiting on Wednesday meme, which was originally hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.
This week my Can’t-Wait-For Book is Of Knives and Night-Blooms by Tansy Rayner Roberts!
Genres: Adult, Fantasy
Published on: 7th October 2024
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“Never speak the name of the Black Raven aloud. Never fail your sacred duty. Never trust magic. And never travel on the River Divine…”
CALYX: Didn’t mean to bind 3 assassins to her eternal magical servitude, but leaning into it. Has places to be, and a daughter to protect.
IKAROS: Priest of death. Hates this river. Hates boats. Hates that Calyx’s magic means he can’t kill her. Abandoned by his god. Having a bad week.
DIO: Not even supposed to be here, but kind of into it. Surrounded by hot assassins. Having a great week.
VALERIA: Priest of death. Ageless, deadly, better than all of you. Can kill with a shoe but it probably won’t come to that because she is carrying all the knives.
MARDI: Priest of death. Pregnant. Dangerous. Too good for this. One day away from retirement.
REYNARD KALDORAN: Going to kill every last one of you.
THE RIVER DIVINE: Hold my beer.
An action-packed adventure tale of unreliable gods and burnt-out assassins, from the award-winning author of The Creature Court.
I had no idea this book existed until about ten minutes ago, and now I am BUZZING with excitement!!!
Tansy Rayner Roberts has written a lot of things, but the Creature Court trilogy is like nothing else that exists – think Ancient Rome crossed with 1920s America, where the sky tries to eat the world every night and only a collection of feral little shapeshifting mages can prevent it from doing so. It is a MAGNIFICENT series, take that as read. (And if you haven’t read it, then by the gods, go do that!!!)
Of Knives and Night-Blooms does not sound much like the Creature Court, BUT, it does sound like it might be more in line with the Court than with the light, fluffy books Roberts has been writing lately. Maybe? Hopefully? No shade to light fluffy fantasy, that is a most excellent genre-vibe, but I’m crossing my fingers that Roberts is going to give us rich-and-strange again in this new story! (Especially since she’s being described as author of the Creature Court in the book description, rather than author of the Teacup Magic series…)
Either way, the tongue-in-cheek humour Roberts is also great at seems guaranteed by that blurb! Burnt out assassins? A pregnant priest of death? ‘Didn’t mean to bind 3 assassins to her eternal magical servitude, but leaning into it.’ ?
Um, yes PLEASE??? *grabby hands* This sounds hilarious, is clearly packed full of amazing characters, and it’s from one of my favourite authors. GIMME!
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