Stella Gemmell was married to the internationally acclaimed and bestselling fantasy novelist David Gemmell. She worked with him on his three Troy novels, completing the final book, Troy: Fall of Kings, following his death in 2006. She lives and writes in East Sussex. The City is her first solo novel.
The most satisfying, intelligent and enthralling epic fantasy I've read in many a year. -- JULIET McKENNA An astonishing book ... combines extraordinary scope with first class characterization, devastating and visceral battles, a multi-layered plot and a tightly-focused narrative ... The City is easily the best fantasy novel I've read in the last decade. -- JAMES BARCLAY One of the best fantasy novels I've read in a long time ... utterly compelling fiction, an awesome example of the genre ... brilliant. SF BOOK REVIEWS Vast, immersive and accomplished. Independent on Sunday A brutally visual world ... vivid, motivated characters each with a heartbreaking history ... thrilling and devastating ... a true epic. SCIFI NOW