Crescent City
by Sarah J. Maas
- Series
- 3 books
- Genre
- Urban fantasy and romantasy for adults
- Age
- adults
About the series
Bryce Quinlan is half fae and half human, and she lives in the city of Lunathion, where angels, fae, shifters and humans live side by side under a strict hierarchy. She works by day and parties by night, until a brutal crime tears her life apart.
Two years later, similar killings begin again. Bryce is assigned to find the murderer alongside Hunt Athalar, a fallen angel forced to serve the powerful. Together they dig into the city’s secrets, and the answers turn out to be tied to something far bigger than a single murder case.
Crescent City mixes a modern city of phones and nightclubs with classic fantasy. It suits adult readers.
The books in the series
- House of Earth and Blood (2020)
- House of Sky and Breath (2022)
- House of Flame and Shadow (2024)
My thoughts
One of my favourites. It’s fun to watch Maas bring fantasy into a modern city, and it works surprisingly well. It has a different energy from the classic castles and forests.