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Is part of The Nevernight Chronicle Jay Kristoff , 2016 series - author novel (number 2 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2017... 2017 Godsgrave
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'Mia Corvere has found her place among the Blades of Our Lady of Blessed Murder, but many in the Red Church hierarchy think she’s far from earned it. Plying her bloody trade in a backwater of the Republic, she’s no closer to ending the men who destroyed her familia; in fact, she’s told directly that Consul Scaeva is off limits. But after a deadly confrontation with an old enemy, Mia's suspicions about the Red Church’s true motives begin to grow.

'When it’s announced that Scaeva will be making a rare public appearance at the conclusion of the grand games in Godsgrave, Mia defies the Church and sells herself to a gladiatorial collegium for a chance to finally end the man who ended her world. Upon the sands of the arena, Mia finds new allies, bitter rivals, and more questions about her strange affinity for the shadows. But as conspiracies unfold within the collegium walls, and the body count rises, Mia will be forced to choose between love and revenge, and uncover a secret that could change the very face of her world.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Notes

  • Dedication:

    for my enemies
    I couldn't have done it without you

  • Epigraph:

    The wolf does not pity the lamb,
    And the storm begs no forgiveness of the drowned.

    — RED CHURCH MANTRA

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Thomas Dunne Books ,
      2017 .
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      Extent: 384p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 8th September 2017

      ISBN: 1250073030, 9781250073037
    • London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Voyager ,
      2018 .
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      Extent: 469p.
      Description: illus., maps
      Note/s:
      • Published: 18th June 2018
         

      ISBN: 9780008180065
Alternative title: Bożogrobie
Language: Polish
    • Warsaw,
      c
      Poland,
      c
      Eastern Europe, Europe,
      :
      Wydawnictwo MAG ,
      2018 .
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      Extent: 581p.p.
      ISBN: 9788374809108, 8374809108

Works about this Work

"But You Will Be a Girl Heroes Fear : Mia Corvere's Gender Portrayal and Queerness in Jay Kristoff's The Nevernight Chronicle Marthe-Siobhán Hecke , 2023 single work criticism
— Appears in: Gender Forum , no. 81 2023; (p. 48-63)

'This article argues that Australian author Jay KristofTs Nevernight trilogy contests, deconstructs, and subverts gendered restrictions and stereotypes often found in fantasy literature. Protagonist Mia Corvere overcomes both tropes of toxic masculinity and a single-minded focus on revenge by facing her fears, emotions, and embracing her queerness. As this article shows, the heroine's gender performance moves beyond binary constructions and challenges narrative conventions as well as reader assumptions.'

Source: ProQuest.

[Review] Godsgrave Deanne Sheldon-Collins , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 108 2018;

— Review of Godsgrave Jay Kristoff , 2017 single work novel
[Review] Godsgrave Deanne Sheldon-Collins , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 108 2018;

— Review of Godsgrave Jay Kristoff , 2017 single work novel
"But You Will Be a Girl Heroes Fear : Mia Corvere's Gender Portrayal and Queerness in Jay Kristoff's The Nevernight Chronicle Marthe-Siobhán Hecke , 2023 single work criticism
— Appears in: Gender Forum , no. 81 2023; (p. 48-63)

'This article argues that Australian author Jay KristofTs Nevernight trilogy contests, deconstructs, and subverts gendered restrictions and stereotypes often found in fantasy literature. Protagonist Mia Corvere overcomes both tropes of toxic masculinity and a single-minded focus on revenge by facing her fears, emotions, and embracing her queerness. As this article shows, the heroine's gender performance moves beyond binary constructions and challenges narrative conventions as well as reader assumptions.'

Source: ProQuest.

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