The Olympian Affair

Cinder Spires, Book 2

By: Jim Butcher

Narrated by: Euan Morton

The fate of the Cinder Spires may be decided by crossed swords in the next exhilarating fantasy adventure in the New York Times bestselling series of noble families, swordplay, and airships.

For centuries the Cinder Spires have safeguarded humanity, rising far above the deadly surface world. Within their halls, aristocratic houses rule, developing scientific marvels and building fleets of airships for defence and trade.

Now, the Spires hover on the brink of open war.

Everyone knows it's coming. The guns of the great airship fleets that control the skies between the last bastions of humanity will soon speak in anger, and Spire Albion stands alone against the overwhelming might of Spire Aurora's Armada and its new secret weapon--one capable of destroying the populations of entire Spires.

A trading summit at Spire Olympia provides an opportunity for the Spirearch, Lord Albion, to secure alliances that will shape the outcomes of the war, and to that end he dispatches privateer Captain Francis Madison Grimm and the crew of the AMS Predator to bolster the Spirearch's diplomatic agents.

It will take daring, skill, and no small amount of showmanship to convince the world to stand with Spire Albion--assuming that it is not already too late.

©2023 Jim Butcher (P)2023 Hachette Audio UK

a worthy sequel

absolutely loved the new characters. the direction of the story was excellent. I must kill Fenly.

The story, world building and character development

Jim Butcher does not disappoint with a story rich with worldbuilding, intrigue, character development, and an interesting and often surprising storyline.

Not is all as it seems.

In this story we are just beginning to see the tip of the iceberg as the dawn arises. Many questions are answered yet new ones that their place.