Rick Riordan Presents: City Of The
Plague God by Sarwat Chadda is the first book in a
new series. Sikander “Sik” Aziz works in a deli in New York City with his
parents. He is currently mourning the death of his brother, Mo, who died
several years ago. Sik pretty much has a normal life until demons attack the
deli looking for something that Mo had stolen from them.
These demons serve Nergal, a Mesopotamian god responsible
for disease and death. He is unleashing a supernatural plague upon the city
while searching for a certain item. The goddess of war and love, Ishtar,
recruits Sik to fight alongside her daughter in a quest to stop Nergal. Sik is
a normal kid who is caught up in the drama of the gods and now is expected to
help save humanity.
This book deals with a lot of heavy issues such as
grief, racism, war, disease and more. Since this is set during a pandemic this
read might be triggering for some readers. This read is a lot like the Percy
Jackson series with a Mesopotamian spin. Sik is a heroic character that is
trying to find his place in the world while taking care of his family. A son of
refuges from Iraq, he has a unique perspective in how he sees America and society
as a whole.
The sequel is titled Rise Of The Chaos God and is currently expected to come out sometime in 2023.
My reading copy came from the Lakewood Branch of the
Dallas Public Library System.
Scott A. Tipple ©2022
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