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Unwrapped Sky
by Rjurik Davidson
Unwrapped Sky follows three different characters all living in a city called Caeli-Amur. Kata is a Philosopher-Assasin and in debt to one of the Houses that makes up the 'governing body' of the corrupt city. Boris Autec is a sub-officiate for one of the houses, raised up from a simple tramsman, and while trying to do the right thing may do an awful lot of bad things. Finally, Maxamillian is part of a rebel group attempting to initiate a revolution among the people against the houses. This story also included magic called thaumaturgy that warps users physically and mentally after years of use and a sister city beneath the sea with a giant library full of secret knowledge.
Overall I really enjoyed this though it took me a while to get into the swing of it. I really enjoyed all the characters particular stories, especially Kata who I think had one of the more interesting arcs. She starts off as a cold assassin but we quickly see she's someone much more than that - a person with deep feelings and someone trapped in their own position with no way out. Her journey to Max and how she ends up really becoming a seditionist was interesting to see and she really evolved as a character and came into her own as part of the group.
Boris Autec was also great just because of his warped way of doing things. He was so interesting to follow because it was clear he wanted to do things to help the poorer people in he city, and the people he grew up with, but in a way that wouldn't mean they were all slaughtered by the Furies. In doing so, Boris ultimately sacrificed everything he was and became more and more ruthless and evil while at the same time still holding this ideal of helping everyone eventually in his own mind.
I though Max's journey would be on of my favourite but ultimately he became the most boring character with little to no character development. He quickly became too involved with the journey to the library and seemed content to let everything else he worked for in the group fall to the plans of Ejan. What happens to Max near the end will definitely be interesting to follow in the next book but I think I would have liked him to eventually meet Kata again and see what happens between them.
The descriptions and world-building of Caeli-Amur was pretty good and I felt like I really got a good idea of how the city worked, how it was governed and which house controlled different sections. The history of the Aya and the gods and their links with the city and then the Elo-Talern and their control over the city as well were interesting, plus who exactly they were, to read about. I am looking forward to reading the next one.
Overall I really enjoyed this though it took me a while to get into the swing of it. I really enjoyed all the characters particular stories, especially Kata who I think had one of the more interesting arcs. She starts off as a cold assassin but we quickly see she's someone much more than that - a person with deep feelings and someone trapped in their own position with no way out. Her journey to Max and how she ends up really becoming a seditionist was interesting to see and she really evolved as a character and came into her own as part of the group.
Boris Autec was also great just because of his warped way of doing things. He was so interesting to follow because it was clear he wanted to do things to help the poorer people in he city, and the people he grew up with, but in a way that wouldn't mean they were all slaughtered by the Furies. In doing so, Boris ultimately sacrificed everything he was and became more and more ruthless and evil while at the same time still holding this ideal of helping everyone eventually in his own mind.
I though Max's journey would be on of my favourite but ultimately he became the most boring character with little to no character development. He quickly became too involved with the journey to the library and seemed content to let everything else he worked for in the group fall to the plans of Ejan. What happens to Max near the end will definitely be interesting to follow in the next book but I think I would have liked him to eventually meet Kata again and see what happens between them.
The descriptions and world-building of Caeli-Amur was pretty good and I felt like I really got a good idea of how the city worked, how it was governed and which house controlled different sections. The history of the Aya and the gods and their links with the city and then the Elo-Talern and their control over the city as well were interesting, plus who exactly they were, to read about. I am looking forward to reading the next one.