Spara mer – Red City

Magical mob rivalry, star-crossed ambition and the pursuit of perfection at any costset in a glittering, alternate, present-day Los Angeles. Red City is the dark and deadly adult debut from the bestselling author of the iconic Legend series – and perfect for fans of V. E. Schwab.Alchemy is the hidden art of transformation, an exclusive power wielded by crime syndicates who market it to the worlds elite in the form of sanda drug that enhances those who take it into a more perfect version of themselves: more beautiful, more charismatic, simply more.Among the gleaming skyscrapers and rolling foothills of Angel City, alchemy is controlled by two rival syndicates. For years, Grand Central and Lumines have been balanced on a razors edge between polite negotiation and outright violence. But when two childhood friends step into that delicate equation, the cityand the paths of their liveswill be irrevocably transformed.The daughter of a poor single mother, Sam would do anything to claw her way into the ranks of Grand Central in search of a better life. Plucked away from his family as a boy to become a Lumines apprentice, Ari is one of the syndicates brightest rising stars. Once, they might have loved each other. But as the two alchemists face off from opposite sides of an ever-escalating conflict, ambition becomes power, loyalty becomes lies, and no transformation may be perfect enough for them both to survive the coming war.Readers are loving this book:’A truly outstanding and emotionally powerful story”Sharp, cinematic, and completely addictive”The writing was exquisite, the plot and politics a treat, I couldnt put it down”The characters are flawed in the best way. Its tragic, its doomed, its absolutely PERFECT”This book isnt just goodits freaking phenomenal. Its the kind of story that makes you cancel plans, stay up too late, and immediately recommend it to everyone you know’Praise for Marie Lu:Marie Lu always deliversLeigh Bardugo, author of Ninth House and Six of CrowsMarie Lu is magicTahereh Mafi, author of Shatter Me