The Immortal City

By Amy Kuivalainen

Dr. Penelope Bryne is ridiculed by the academic community for her quest to find the remnants of Atlantis, but when an ancient and mysterious script is found at a murder site, she flies to Venice determined to help the police before the killer strikes again.
Penelope has spent her entire life trying to ignore the unexplainable and magical history of Atlantis, but when she meets the enigmatic Alexis Donato, everything she believes will be challenged. Little does she know, Alexis has spent the last three years doing his best to sabotage Penelope’s career so doesn’t learn the truth—Atlantis had seven magicians who survived, and who he has a duty to protect.
As Alexis draws her into the darkly, seductive world of magic and history, Penelope will have to use her heart as well as her head if she is to find the answers she seeks.
With the new MOSE system due to come online, and Carnivale exploding around them, Penelope and Alexis will have to work together to stop the killer and prevent dark magic from pulling Venice into the sea.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BHC Press
• Release date: Sep 19, 2019
• ISBN: 9781947727786

Amy Kuivalainen

Amy Kuivalainen is the author of the Magicians of Venice (The Immortal City, The Sea of the Dead, The King’s Seal) and the Firebird Faerie Tales. A Finnish-Australian writer who is obsessed with magical wardrobes, doors, auroras, and burial mounds that might offer her a way into another realm, she enjoys mashing up mythology and lore into unique retellings about monsters and magic. Amy enjoys practicing yoga and spending time in the beautiful city of Melbourne, where she is working on her next novel.

Reviews for The Immortal City

[katkealy · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I got this for free from Early Reviewers. It was okay and good enough to finish, but I just never got really invested into the characters. Something was off for me. I think it's very possible you'll enjoy this book and it's a quick read. Personally, I don't need to read any more of the series, but it wasn't a bad book.

[melissa0smith-1 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

I'm not sure what to say about this book. It was really hard for me to connect with the characters, which in turn, made it hard for me to get into this story. I struggled to finish it. I did, but just barely. The premise was interesting, which is why I wanted a copy. I mean, magic, crime-solving, AND Atlantis? Yes, please!Sadly, this book was not for me.

[dariah-18 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Amy Kuivalainen’s The Immortal City is an inventive, well written novel about the true story of the lost Atlantis.A series of ritualistic murders happens in Venice. To decipher the texts written next to the victims at the murder scenes and help solve the murders, archaeologist Penelope Bryne travels to Venice. In the course of the novel she becomes part of a world hidden to ordinary humans, meeting the few surviving magicians of Atlantis, and a love story ensues between one of them and Penelope.The characters in The Immortal City are well developed, the novel is fast-paced and brings together an interesting blend of history, archaeology, crime and magic. Recommended to read, especially if you like A Discovery of Witches.