The House of Shattered Wings
by Aliette de Bodard
"She's the last of her kind — bound to a fallen angel who might get her killed."
In an alternate Belle Époque Paris devastated by a magical Great War, rival Houses of fallen angels vie for power. Philippe, a Vietnamese immortal exiled from his home, is drawn into a conspiracy that threatens the whole city. Lush, melancholic, colonial-critique fantasy.
Worth knowing
Winner of the BSFA Award. If you liked The Night Circus with darker teeth.
