Gilded Cage: A 2018 World Book Night Pick (The Dark Gifts Trilogy, 1) - Softcover

James, Vic

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1509821457 ISBN 13: 9781509821457

Publisher: Pan, 2017

Synopsis

From the bestselling author of Sanctuary comes a thrilling Orwellian vision of Britain, with a rebellious Hunger Games heart. Gilded Cage is the astonishing debut novel by Vic James, and the first title in her electrifying The Dark Gifts Trilogy.

A modern Britain.
An age-old cruelty.

Britain's magically skilled aristocracy compels all commoners to serve them for ten years – and now it's the Hadleys' turn. Abi Hadley is assigned to England's most ruthless noble family. The secrets she uncovers could win her freedom – or break her heart. Her brother Luke is enslaved in a brutal factory town, where new friends' ideals might cost him everything.

Then while the elite vie for power, a young aristocrat plots to remake the world with his dark gifts. As Britain moves from anger to defiance, all three must take sides. And the consequences of their choices will change everything, forever.

About this title

Review:

Beautifully characterised and compellingly plotted, Gilded Cage is an impressive debut Source: Guardian

A dazzling addition to the growing genre of alternative historical fiction, James's first novel has the added bonus of compelling page-turnability Source: Daily Mail

I really enjoyed this. It was a fast-paced, entertaining story, in a world that left me wanting to find out more. I will definitely be getting the next book when it comes out Author: Genevieve Cogman, author of The Invisible Library

A dark and intriguing vision of an alternate, magic-drenched Britain, Gilded Cage kept me up way into the night Author: Aliette de Bodard, author of The House of Shattered Wings

Devious and deliciously dark with lashings of magic, mystery and mayhem, this juggernaut of a book will keep you hanging on by your fingernails until the very last page Author: Taran Matharu, bestselling author of the Summoner series

James's dystopian debut, the first part in her Dark Gifts trilogy, addresses issues of inequality that seem all to pertinent Source: SFX

It’s smart, engrossing and incredibly snappily written, with so many compelling characters and pulse-quickening situations that the whole book just flies by. We apologise for the cliché, but it is that good Source: SciFiNow

The historical parallels are too delicious to ignore . . . one can’t help but anticipate the next novel in the series Source: Washington Post

Brisk plotting, sympathetic characters, and plenty of intrigue will keep readers on the edges of their seats, eager for the next book in a very promising series Source: Publishers Weekly

An absorbing first installment that presages an intriguing new fantasy series. Source: Kirkus

From the Author:

Vic lives in London’s Notting Hill, but her life is more action-adventure than rom-com. She studied History and English at Merton College, Oxford where Tolkien was once professor. Relocating to Rome, she completed her doctorate in the Vatican Secret Archives (they’re nothing like The Da Vinci Code), then spent five years living in Tokyo where she learned Japanese and worked as a journalist. She now writes full time. Vic has scuba-dived on Easter Island, camped at Everest Base Camp, voyaged on one of the last mailboats to St Helena, hang-glided across Rio de Janeiro, and swum the Hellespont from Europe to Asia. But there’s little she loves more than lying in bed till midday with a good book and a supply of her favourite biscuits.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pan
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1509821457
• ISBN 13: 9781509821457
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 418