Waiting on Wednesday is a meme hosted by Breaking the Spine to let us share our excitement for books coming out soon.
I just …. well, if you don’t know why I want to read this one so bad, then go read my reviews for The Just City and Philosopher Kings. For a series I was unsure about prior to reading it, it has catapulted to a Must-Read. Excited to see there will be a third book!
Author: Jo Walton
Expected publication: June 26th, 2016
Publisher: Tor
More than sixtyfive years ago, Pallas Athena founded the Just City on an island in the eastern Mediterranean, placing it centuries before the Trojan War, populating it with teachers and children from throughout human history, and committing it to building a society based on the principles of Plato’s Republic. Among the City’s children was Pytheas, secretly the god Apollo in human form.
Sixty years ago, the Just City schismed into five cities, each devoted to a different version of the original vision.
Forty years ago, the five cities managed to bring their squabbles to a close. But in consequence of their struggle, their existence finally came to the attention of Zeus, who can’t allow them to remain in deep antiquity, changing the course of human history. Convinced by Apollo to spare the Cities, Zeus instead moved everything on the island to the planet Plato, circling its own distant sun.
Now, more than a generation has passed. The Cities are flourishing on Plato, and even trading with multiple alien species. Then, on the same day, two things happen. Pytheas dies as a human, returning immediately as Apollo in his full glory. And there’s suddenly a human ship in orbit around Platoa ship from Earth
I really need to try the first book. So many bloggers I know love these! Finding time is the issue, right?? Hope you score a copy and get to read it soon:-D
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Didn’t start this series, but I do want to. The first book sounded quite interesting with a city full of kids and how Walton seem to like mix philosophy and different Gods in there too. From reviews I read, I think I’d be into it.
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After hearing all these amazing things about this series, I bought the first book earlier this month!
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