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Title details for The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi - Available

The Gilded Wolves

A Novel

#1 in series

by Roshani Chokshi
Laurie Catherine Winkel
Audiobook
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*AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*
"[P. J. Ochlan and Laurie Catherine Winkel] animate a large cast of well-rounded characters, a complicated plot, and rich descriptions...Their strong characterizations as well as their use of accents and judicious timing suggest an exciting new series ahead." — AudioFile Magazine

This program includes a bonus interview with the author.
From New York Times bestselling author Roshani Chokshi comes an audiobook set in Paris during a time of extraordinary change—one that is full of mystery, decadence, and dangerous desires...
It's 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.
Praise for The Gilded Wolves:
"Leigh Bardugo's Six of Crows and Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code converge in this dazzling new fantasy... An opulent heist adventure that will leave readers voracious for more." — Kirkus, starred review

  • Creators

  • Series

    The Gilded Wolves

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    January 15, 2019

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781250319418
      • File size: 343527 KB
      • Duration: 11:55:40

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from October 22, 2018
      In this spellbinding series opener from Chokshi (A Crown of Wishes), Tower of Babel shards hidden around the world radiate energy that gifted individuals can use to “Forge”—magically manipulate—mind and matter. In 1879, Séverin Montagnet-Alarie attempted to assume his dead father’s position within the Order that protects Europe’s Babel fragment; instead, the Order excommunicated him for having mixed blood. Now, in 1889, Séverin runs Paris’s illustrious L’Eden Hotel while working with a diverse crew of talented teenage rogues (a bisexual Spanish-Filipino historian, a Polish-Jewish engineer, an Indian cabaret star who can read objects’ histories) to steal Forged treasures from those who spurned him. When an Order Patriarch named Hypnos tries to bribe Séverin into staging a dangerous heist by offering to help him reclaim his birthright, Séverin refuses—until Hypnos threatens to kill his friends. Evocative writing, sumptuous set pieces, and vividly sketched, authentically flawed characters distinguish this immersive tale of found family and star-crossed romance. Kaleidoscopic narration complements the intricate, high-stakes plot and allows Chokshi to showcase numerous aspects of her richly imagined universe all the way to the closing cliff-hanger. Ages 12–up. Agent: Thao Le, Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      P.J. Ochlan and Laurie Winkel narrate the first in an alternate-history series. They animate a large cast of well-rounded characters, a complicated plot, and rich descriptions. Ochlan delivers the chapters told from a male point of view. He describes, for example, the power of S�verin, a thief who leads a brilliant multiethnic crew in solving riddles and puzzles to recover a magical artifact. Winkel delivers the chapters told from a female point of view, such as Laila's. Winkel stresses the sarcastic responses of this Asian Indian dancer to the opulent wealth around her as well as her attraction to S�verin. Both narrators dramatize minor characters equally well. Their strong characterizations as well as their use of accents and judicious timing suggest an exciting new series ahead. S.W. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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