In the second book, The Stone Heart, Kaidu and Rat realise that the socio-political situation in the city is tense and, when there is a coup, a recipe book for a weapon could change the winds of war and this leads to a tense game of cat and mouse as Kaidu and Rat fight to keep it from falling into the wrong hands. In the first book, The Nameless City, they hear of a plot to assassinate the current Emperor of All Blades and so they race against time to save him and Kaidu’s father, who is an advisor and has a peace plan to unite the differing factions who all lay claims on the city. Whilst there he befriends a feisty local acrobatic girl, Rat and over the course of the series they overcome the many obstacles that threaten to destroy the city they love. An abandoned general’s son, Kaidu, enters the city for the first time to train to be part of the current invading army and reconnect with the father he never knew. The story revolves around the eponymous Nameless City, a place that has been invaded so many times before that it actually has too many names rather than none. However, does it live up to this potential? When I heard that Hicks was creating a trilogy I was excited as she has made good graphic novels but with a bigger story arc she had the potential to create something truly epic. The series is by Faith Erin Hicks, a very dependable graphic novel artists who’s previous work includes Friends wIth Boys and Brain Camp, both great graphic novels.
I have just finished reading The Nameless City trilogy, a historic fantasy tale set in some unknown far Eastern country.
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