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* AmputativeSentencing: One of the ways an angel is punished is by having their wings cut off. They do grow back, but the process is excruciating and takes weeks.
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According to an interview with the author, a fourth book is planned so it's not intended as a trilogy anymore


''Crescent City'' is a trilogy of UrbanFantasy novels by Creator/SarahJMaas.

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''Crescent City'' is a trilogy series of UrbanFantasy novels by Creator/SarahJMaas.
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* {{Doorstopper}}: The first two books are pretty hefty, with both of them being over 700 pages long; ''House of Earth and Blood'' is 816 pages and ''House of Sky and Breath'' is 768 pages. Usually with Maas' books, the first few novels are shorter and the page count doesn't balloon until later installments, although ''Crescent City'' is her first series aimed explicitly at an adult demographic rather than young adult, so that could explain the increased length.

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* {{Doorstopper}}: The first two All three books are pretty hefty, with both all of them being over 700 pages long; ''House of Earth and Blood'' is 816 pages and pages, ''House of Sky and Breath'' is 768 pages and ''House of Flame and Shadow'' is 848 pages. Usually with Maas' books, the first few novels are shorter and the page count doesn't balloon until later installments, although ''Crescent City'' is her first series aimed explicitly at an adult demographic rather than young adult, so that could explain the increased length.

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''Crescent City'' is a trilogy of UrbanFantasy novels by Creator/SarahJMaas.



''Crescent City'' is a planned trilogy of UrbanFantasy novels by Creator/SarahJMaas.



# ''House of Flame and Shadow'' (to be published January 2024)

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* BigBad: [[spoiler: Archangel Micah Domitus]].

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* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler: Luna's Horn]]
** A literal one, the [[spoiler:Godslayer Rifle]].

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[[spoiler: Luna's Horn]]
%% Zero Context ** A literal one, the [[spoiler:Godslayer Rifle]].



* ChemicalMessiah: [[spoiler: Synth]].
* TheChosenOne: Ruhn, but also [[spoiler:Bryce]].
* CorporalPunishment: One of the ways an angel is punished is by ''having their wings cut off.''[[note]]They do grow back, but the process is excruciating and takes weeks.[[/note]]

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%% Zero Context * ChemicalMessiah: [[spoiler: Synth]].
%% Zero Context * TheChosenOne: Ruhn, but also [[spoiler:Bryce]].
* CorporalPunishment: One of the ways an angel is punished is by ''having their wings cut off.''[[note]]They '' They do grow back, but the process is excruciating and takes weeks.[[/note]]



* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The Autumn King
* FateWorseThanDeath: What ultimately happens to [[spoiler:Viktoria]].
* [[HardDrinkingPartyGirl Hard Drinking Party Girls]]: Bryce and Danika. They love to drink, and if there's a drug out there, they've probably taken it.

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* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The Autumn King
King is often referred to by his title, rather than his name, Einar Danaan.
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* FateWorseThanDeath: What ultimately happens to [[spoiler:Viktoria]].
* [[HardDrinkingPartyGirl Hard Drinking Party Girls]]: HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Bryce and Danika. They Danika both love to drink, and if there's a drug out there, they've probably taken it.



* HeroicBSOD: Bryce's reaction after Danika's murder and fighting the kristallos demon.

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* HeroicBSOD: HeroicBSOD:
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Bryce's reaction after Danika's murder and fighting the kristallos demon.



* OurAngelsAreDifferent
* OurFairiesAreDifferent

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* PowerTattoo: Averted - the halos tattooed on Fallen angels actually limit their power. Hunt's tattoo only allows him to access about 10% of his total power.
** [[spoiler: An actual example: Bryce's back tattoo - it was inked using witch-ink and Luna's Horn ground into a powder. This makes her the bearer of the Horn, meaning only she can wield it and therefore open the rifts between worlds.]]

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* PowerTattoo: Averted - PowerTattoo:
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the halos tattooed on Fallen angels angels, which actually limit their power. Hunt's tattoo only allows him to access about 10% of his total power.
** [[spoiler: An actual example: Bryce's A straight example is [[spoiler:Bryce]]'s back tattoo - it [[spoiler:it was inked using witch-ink and Luna's Horn ground into a powder. This makes her the bearer of the Horn, meaning only she can wield it and therefore open the rifts between worlds.]]



* SecondLove: Bryce Quinlan, for Hunt.

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* WingedHumanoid: Angels are one of the species of fantasy creatures and have the large, bird-like wings typically depicted in drawings of angels.

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* WingedHumanoid: Angels are one of the species of fantasy creatures and have the large, bird-like wings typically depicted in drawings of angels.angels.
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* ThemeNaming: Each book in the series is titled ''House of X and Y'': the first is ''House of Earth and Blood'', the second is ''House of Sky and Breath'' and the third is ''House of Flame and Shadow''.

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* ThemeNaming: Each book in the series is titled ''House of X and Y'': Y'', with the X referring to a natural element and the Y usually referring to something essential for life (with the exception of the third book's title). The first is ''House of Earth and Blood'', the second is ''House of Sky and Breath'' and the third is ''House of Flame and Shadow''.
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* ThemeNaming: Each book in the series is titled ''House of X and Y'': the first is ''House of Earth and Blood'', the second is ''House of Sky and Breath'' and the third is ''House of Flame and Shadow''.
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* UrbanFantasy: While the series is not set on Earth in modern times per se, there exist modern technologies like cell phones, computers, cars, and surveillance cameras, which coexist with magic and supernatural beings.

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* UrbanFantasy: While the series is not set on Earth in modern times per se, there exist modern technologies like cell phones, computers, cars, and surveillance cameras, which coexist with magic and supernatural beings.beings.
* WingedHumanoid: Angels are one of the species of fantasy creatures and have the large, bird-like wings typically depicted in drawings of angels.
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# As-yet unnamed third novel (publication date TBD)

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# As-yet unnamed third novel (publication date TBD)''House of Flame and Shadow'' (to be published January 2024)

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