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The Raven Tower

  • 2019 first published
  • 432 pages
  • ★ 4.4 (17 ratings)
  • 8 editions

Published in 2019, The Raven Tower is an epic fantasy and mythic fiction novel by Ann Leckie. The story is set in Vastai and Ard Vusktia. It features Eolo, Mawat and Lord Hibal. Readers will find themes of imaginary places, gods, imaginary wars and battles and kings and rulers.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.4 out of 5 from 17 ratings, and 39 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 8 editions.

It runs to roughly 432 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Raven Tower

Listen. A god is speaking. My voice echoes through the stone of your master's castle. The castle where he finds his uncle on his father's throne. You want to help him. You cannot. You are the only one who can hear me. You will change the world. A triumph of the imagination, The Raven Tower is the first fantasy novel by Ann Leckie, New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke Awards. Gods meddle in the fates of men, men play with the fates of gods and a pretender must be cast down from the throne in this breathtaking fantasy masterpiece.
Description from Open Library

Awards & lists

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

  • Vastai
  • Ard Vusktia

Characters

  • Eolo
  • Mawat
  • Lord Hibal
  • The Strength and Patience of the Hill

Subjects

  • Epic fantasy
  • Imaginary places
  • Gods
  • Imaginary wars and battles
  • Kings and rulers
  • FICTION / Fantasy / Epic
  • FICTION / Fantasy / Action & Adventure
  • FICTION / Fantasy / Military

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote The Raven Tower?

The Raven Tower was written by Ann Leckie and first published in 2019.

What genre is The Raven Tower?

It is usually shelved as Epic Fantasy, Myth & Legend Fiction and Adventure.

How long is The Raven Tower?

The median edition has 432 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Raven Tower?

Readers who like it often enjoy A Feast for Crows, Oathbringer and Fire & Blood.

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