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The city of Bulikov once wielded the powers of the gods to conquer the world, enslaving and brutalizing millions — until its divine protectors were killed. Now, Bulikov’s history has been censored and erased, its citizens subjugated.
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Richly built, plot-driven, bleak and grave.
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Robert Jackson Bennett (born 1984) is an American writer of speculative fiction
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