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Cover of The City of Brass
Hardcover
Pages 532 pages
Published 2017
Audiobook 20h 1m
Languages English, Dutch, French +7

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Publisher's Summary

Step into The City of Brass, the spellbinding debut from S. A. Chakraborty perfect for fans of The Golem and the Jinni, The Grace of Kings, and Uprooted, in which the future of a magical Middle Eastern kingdom rests in the hands of a clever and defiant young con artist with mirac…

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Weighted Score
4.01 out of 5.0
Bayesian Score Formula
(R × v + C × m) / (v + m)
R (Avg Rating): 4.02 ★
v (Ratings Count): 610
C (Catalog Average): 3.89 ★
m (Min Weight Threshold): 50
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Hardcover Avg: 4.02
True Ratings 610
Written Reviews 108
Shelved (Popularity) 2,229
Users Read 765
Rating Distribution
5
30%
4
44%
3
21%
2
4%
1
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