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When I heard this compared to Six of Crows, I was scared. I didn't think that it was going to be able to live up to that comparison and simultaneously carve out its own path. I was happily mistaken in both. The Gilded Wolves is a heist fantasy wrapped in political intrigue, but the similarity ends there. Here we have the introduction of Forging as a means of introducing magic, a dynamic duo of history and mathematics in puzzles included in text, and the haunted atmosphere of Paris bringing more realism to the novel. No one will be surprised that I loved Zofia, but I feel as though the characters will only continue to grow in the next book.

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*blurb*
It's 1889. The city is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets. Here, no one keeps tabs on dark truths better than treasure-hunter and wealthy hotelier Séverin Montagnet-Alarie. When the elite, ever-powerful Order of Babel coerces him to help them on a mission, Séverin is offered a treasure that he never imagined: his true inheritance.

To hunt down the ancient artifact the Order seeks, Séverin calls upon a band of unlikely experts: An engineer with a debt to pay. A historian banished from his home. A dancer with a sinister past. And a brother in arms if not blood.

Together, they will join Séverin as he explores the dark, glittering heart of Paris. What they find might change the course of history--but only if they can stay alive