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Paolo Bacigalupi is an internationally bestselling author of speculative fiction. He has won the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, John W. Campbell and Locus Awards, as well as being a finalist for the National Book Award and a winner of the Micheal L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature. Paoloâs work often focuses on questions of sustainability and the environment, most notably the impacts of climate change. He has written novels for adults, young adults, and children. He can be found online at windupstories.com.Gorgeously detailed and utterly immersive, <i>Navola </i>must stand as one of the greatest and grandest fantasy novels of the modern era, its all-too real horrors beautifully measured. Nothing short of a masterpiece
Daily Mail
'Steeped in poison, betrayal, and debauchery, reading <i>Navola</i> is like slipping into a luxurious bath full of blood.'
- Holly Black,
<p>Medici Florence meets Tony Sopranoâs New Jersey - with a delicious dash of high fantasy and a heavy splattering of blood. <i>Navola </i>is a grand feat of imagination by a storyteller at the peak of his powers.</p>
- Dan Jones,
Bacigalupi dazzles in this addictive account of the rivalries between powerful families in a brilliantly rendered fantastical world inspired by 15th-century Florence.
Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW
[A] masterful fantasy epic... all of the sf/f fan-favorite Bacigalupi hallmarks are here: deep character development and astounding world-building, but this time with dragons
Booklist, STARRED REVIEW
The triumph of Navola is that so often itâs genuinely innovative, a fantasy novel that you didnât know you wanted to read
SFX, 5*
A rewarding, slow-release pleasure... has real punch and power
The Herald, Book of the Month
Very much in the George R. R. Martin style. Very readable
Bookseller's Circle
A beautifully written book with some deep world building that draws the reader in
SF Book Reviews
Itâs no wonder that readers of multivolume fantasies have grown wary of starting new series before theyâre concluded. George R.R. Martinâs fans have waited 13 years and counting for <i>The Winds of Winter</i>. Patrick Rothfussâs readers have been waiting just as long for the last installment of his Kingkiller Chronicle trilogy. Susanna Clarke ended <i>Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell</i> with a hook that portended a sequel; 20 years on, illness has prevented her from writing the intended continuation. <i>Navola</i>, the new fantasy novel by Paolo Bacigalupi, is a long book, the first in a series, and it comes from an author known for taking his time. It ends with questions unanswered, secrets unrevealed, fates unknown and grave wrongs unavenged. But as eager as I am to know what happens next, <i>Navola</i> would stand among the best of its genre even if a second volume never appeared.
Washington Post
An absolute triumph! This has it all, ruling powers and the plots against them, corruption, betrayal, and brooding in the background the crystallised eye of what is believed to be an ancient dragon. [. . .] Powerful and exciting, <i>Navola </i>spins into life drawing you into its orbit, what a wondrous ride it is!
LoveReading
Bacigalupiâs latest work demonstrates his mastery of epic fantasy [. . .]Dense with lore and nuance, this tale is one to savor, and I found myself disappointed to emerge from Navolaâs pages with sequels not already at my eager fingertips. A definite must-read for fans of Patrick Rothfuss, Cate Glass, and the historical drama Medici
Locus
The triumph of <i>Navola </i>is that so often itâs genuinely innovative, a fantasy novel you didnât know you wanted to read.
- Lindsey B. King, 5280
Lots of epic fantasies get compared to <i>Game of Thrones</i> these days. But this sweeping literary tale of the young heir of an influential banking family who faces rebellion as he ascends to power in a world inspired by 15th-century Florence might actually deserve it.
Paste Magazine, âThe Most Anticipated Fantasy Books of Summer 2024â
Bacigalupiâs new genre-bending fantasy is a coming-of-age tale set in a mob-like family, full of intrigue, betrayal, and the lust for power, status, and money. For readers who enjoy fantasy full of political and family intrigue, such as <i>A Game of Thrones</i> by George R.R. Martin, and for those who like coming-of-age stories focusing on a young manâs battles, such as <i>The Name of the Wind</i> by Patrick Rothfuss.â
Library Journal
In Navola, Bacigalupi has constructed a detailed image of a cut-throat world which would not be at all comfortable to live in. It is a very good novel indeed
Parsec
A multi-layered and complex narrative which is hugely entertaining
Grimdark Magazine
Bacigalupi is one of those rare writers - think Ursula Le Guin and Patrick Rothfuss - who excel at nuanced worldbuilding
Straits Times
One of the amazing feats of worldbuilding which I've encountered this year, or really in the last few years.
- Lev Grossman, bestselling author of THE BRIGHT SWORD,
<i>Navola </i>is intriguing from the first line, instantly immersing the reader into this world of plots and intrigues of men and their drive for power over others... This is one of the yearâs most stunning releases, and we are hugely relieved to learn that this will not be the end of the young di Regulaiâs story.
British Fantasy Society