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The Gilded Wolves

The astonishing historical fantasy heist from a New York Times bestselling author

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The Gilded Wolves

By: Roshani Chokshi
Narrated by: Laurie Catherine Winkel, P.J. Ochlan
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 PRE-ORDER THE SWAN'S DAUGHTER, THE LATEST FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR ROSHANI CHOKSHI!

'A masterpiece of imagination' STEPHANIE GARBER

No one believes in them. But soon no one will forget them.

From Sunday Times bestselling author Roshani Chokshi comes a novel set in Paris during a time of extraordinary change - one that is full of mystery, decadence, and dangerous desires . . .

Paris, 1889. The city is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets.

Here, no one keeps tabs on dark truths better than treasure hunter and wealthy hotelier Séverin Montagnet-Alarie. When the elite, ever-powerful Order of Babel coerces him to help them on a mission, Séverin is offered a treasure that he never imagined: his true inheritance.

To hunt down the ancient artifact the Order seeks, Séverin calls upon a band of unlikely experts: an engineer with a debt to pay; a historian banished from his home; a dancer with a sinister past; and a brother in arms if not blood.

Together they will join Séverin as he explores the dark, glittering heart of Paris. What they find might change the course of history - but only if they can stay alive.

READERS CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT IT

"If you loved Six of Crows you'll love Gilded Wolves" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

"For those who love fantasy and aren't afraid to step into danger with the fearless and sharp characters" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

"Make sure you're prepared for a broken heart" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐©2022 Roshani Chokshi Action & Adventure Fiction Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Fantasy

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Critic Reviews

** Praise for The Gilded Wolves series **
A masterpiece of imagination
This is a book to swan-dive into, swim around in, luxuriate in. Trust me, you won't want to come out
The Gilded Wolves is part political misadventure, part puzzle, and thoroughly charming, with a band of rapscallions and a string of surprises!
A gorgeously layered story, with characters that make you laugh and ache and cheer
The Gilded Wolves is the smart, dark adventure YA readers have been waiting for
Wildly inventive and wildly representative
Leigh Bardugo's Six of Crows and Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code converge in this dazzling new fantasy
Mesmerizing and haunting
A delectably intriguing adventure
All stars
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This book is often compared to six of crows, and honestly doesn’t have the same vibes. It’s got a lot of the same tropes, and a similar setting, but it didn’t give me the same feeling. While I like and find the characters interesting, the world building clever, the magic system interesting; the story itself was tricky to follow at times and I struggled to keep focus. I LOVED the narration, it was so fun to actually have what felt at least to me (Aussie) like legitimate attempts at French accents for the (largely) French characters-so often everything is delivered in a flat American accent regardless of the characters backgrounds, and I’m so used to that that I really noticed the effort put in here to make that not happen and I think it really helped with the immersion, and definitely made it much easier to tell when the characters are speaking rather than narration, which is sometimes hard to determine in audiobook form!
Overall it’s a good and solid book with some really great elements, but it just didn’t grab me by the throat the way I was hoping.

I enjoyed how explicitly autistic Zofia was, and the way the characters -especially Laila - looked out for her needs and preferences, as well as not enforcing neurotypical responses onto her.

Loved the chaotic love triangle vibes-that’s not usually my thing but that might actually be the thing that tips me over into reading the sequel-to see how they explore that.

Incredible narration, story a touch flatter than I was hoping

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The story was great. The female narrator was great. The male narrator was so robotic that AI would genuinely have done a better job. Every single sentence had identical inflection and zero expression. His character voices were fine but all the descriptions are in the uncanny valley where it's deeply off-putting. I'm going to have to buy the hard copy and read it the old fashioned way.

Great story, but the male narrator is so bad it's unreadable

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