The Tainted Cup

The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett

432 Pages

Publisher: Random House Publishing Group 0 Ballatine, Del Rey

Release Date: February. 6, 2024

Fiction, Sci Fi, Fantasy, Mystery, Poison

Engineers are being poisoned. Signum Dionus Kol is an Engraver, someone who records everything. He is working as an apprentice to Ana, an investigator. The men are growing trees out of their bodies after being poisoned. There is a cover up. With the government. Now they have to find out if there is a contagious event happening and if so, how many are involved. This is all happening while the people are living in fear of the Leviathan coming which will destroy the city.

The story has a steady pace, the characters are developed, and it is written in first person point of view. While reading the book and seeing the world from Dionus’ viewpoint, you can feel his desperation in hiding his condition and being discovered. Ana’s character is bizarre but I really. Came to admire her. If you enjoy sci fi fantasy mysteries, you may enjoy reading this book.