Navola
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Marc Vietor
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Written by:
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Paolo Bacigalupi
About this listen
From the New York Times best-selling author of The Windup Girl and The Water Knife comes a sweeping literary fantasy about the young scion from a ruling-class family who faces rebellion as he ascends to power.
"Steeped in poison, betrayal, and debauchery, reading Navola is like slipping into a luxurious bath full of blood." (Holly Black, number one New York Times best-selling author)
"You must be as sharp as a stilettotore’s dagger and as subtle as a fish beneath the waters. This is what it is to be Navolese, this is what it is to be di Regulai."
In Navola, a bustling city-state dominated by a handful of influential families, business is power, and power is everything. For generations, the di Regulai family—merchant bankers with a vast empire—has nurtured tendrils that stretch to the farthest reaches of the known world. And though they claim not to be political, their staggering wealth has bought cities and toppled kingdoms. Soon, Davico di Regulai will be expected to take the reins of power from his father and demonstrate his mastery of the games of Navolese diplomacy: knowing who to trust and who to doubt, and how to read what lies hidden behind a smile. But in Navola, strange and ancient undercurrents lurk behind the gilt and grandeur—like the fossilized dragon eye in the family’s possession, a potent symbol of their raw power and a talisman that seems to be summoning Davico to act.
As tensions rise and the events unfold, Davico will be tested to his limits. His fate depends on the eldritch dragon relic and on what lies buried in the heart of his adopted sister, Celia di Balcosi, whose own family was destroyed by Nalova’s twisted politics. With echoes of Renaissance Italy, The Godfather, and Game of Thrones, Navola is a stunning feat of world-building and a mesmerizing depiction of drive and will.
©2024 Paolo Bacigalupi (P)2024 Audible, Inc.What listeners say about Navola
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- Fraser
- 2024-07-20
The stream of consciousness delivery.
I liked everything, disliked that it ended.
I wish for 65 more chapters. There are many questions. They don't "need" to be answered but I would appreciate if they were tidied up.
I have enjoyed previous Bacigalupi efforts but this is the cream!
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- Esther S.
- 2024-08-06
Beautiful and Brutal in Equal Measures
Absolutely fantastic. Complete and complex characters. Stayed with me long after I finished it. Strongly recommended.
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