Crossroads of canopy
By: Thoraiya Dyer
Edition: First edition.
Series: Book one in the Titan's forest trilogy
Publisher: TOR
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 333
ISBN-13: 9780765385925
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Goddesses; Magic; Forests and forestry; Gods; Fiction; Quests (Expeditions); Social classes
Description: At the highest level of a giant forest, thirteen kingdoms fit seamlessly together to form the great city of Canopy. Thirteen goddesses and gods rule this realm and are continuously reincarnated into human bodies. Canopy's position in the sun, however, is not without its dark side. The nation's opulence comes from the labor of slaves, and below its fruitful boughs are two other realms: Understorey and Floor, whose deprived citizens yearn for Canopy's splendor. Unar, a determined but destitute young woman, escapes her parents' plot to sell her into slavery by being selected to serve in the Garden under the goddess Audblayin, ruler of growth and fertility. As a Gardener, she wishes to become Audblayin's next Bodyguard while also growing sympathetic towards Canopy's slaves. When Audblayin dies, Unar sees her opportunity for glory --- at the risk of descending into the unknown dangers of Understorey to look for a newborn god. In its depths, she discovers new forms of magic, lost family connections, and murmurs of a revolution that could cost Unar her chance...or grant it by destroying the home she loves.
Notes: "A Tom Doherty Associates Book."