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Synopsis
Two travellers arrive in an unknown city: Ulya and Nicolas are asylum seekers, hoping for safety and a better life, but instead they find a haunted metropolis whose people live in fear of the monsters in the shadows. When her brother disappears, Ulya learns how easily anyone can fall into the city's underworld.
Is Communion Town: A City in Ten Chapters appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This atmospheric literary fantasy explores themes of displacement and fear through interconnected stories set in a mysterious, monster-haunted city. Contains moderate tension and dark urban themes suitable for older teens and adults.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include captivity, abandonment, and fear (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Readers who enjoy atmospheric, character-driven fantasy with mystery elements will be drawn into this haunting city and its interconnected stories.