The Nameless City: The Divided Earth by Faith Erin Hicks is available from FirstSecond Books September 25, 2018.

Thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book.

I really enjoyed the conclusion to The Nameless City series. Kai and Rat must work together to steal the Napatha formula manual away from Erzi and his army. Unfortunately for Kai and Rat, the best plan they can think of involves literally climbing the wall to get into the city. They also don’t know exactly where the book is, so luck has to be on their side in order for them to succeed. While Kai and Rat are trying to find the manual, Andren and Kuo, the mysterious monk, are captured by an army. An army led by Andren’s wife Kata. As identities and loyalties are uncovered, the various leaders must decided what is more valuable-working together for peace, or the constant turmoil of ever-changing leadership.
This book was well written and has great artwork.

The third volume in The Nameless City trilogy does not disappoint. Finally, Rat and Kaidu are allowed to witness a peaceful resolution between the city's conquered and its conquerors - something that rarely happens in reality, so it's very nice to see it in fiction. Faith Erin Hicks' art, as always, is sharp and delightful.

A solid end to a great series. Dynamic art kep things moving. Faith Erin Hicks is a real talent.

I'm ambivalent about the conclusion to this series. The art is absolutely beautiful and I very much enjoyed the characters, especially Kaidu's parents, but something about the way the opposition between Rat and Miura is set up rubs me the wrong way. It's hard to put my finger on what it is exactly -- maybe that Rat's arguments against Miura's nihilism are all so naive? Even though Rat is clearly the person the reader is meant to identify and agree with, she sounds like a child arguing that the power of friendship outweighs the adult concerns of Miura, who has experience on her side when she says that so long as the City remains politically, financially or militarily valuable, outsiders will continue trying to take it over. And Miura is a lunatic, so she shouldn't sound like the more sensible person in this argument! "We now have the recipe for Greek fire and can blow up any new attacking armies if we have to" seems like it should have been part of Rat's argument, rather than just "I'm friends with this kid so I trust that his mom and dad will treat us fairly, unlike literally every other conqueror in the long history of our city's oppression, and we shouldn't fight anymore." I understand that this is a book for younger readers but I feel like the conclusion is too facile and undermines how *difficult* nonviolence is.

Excellent conclusion to an engaging and (at my library, at least) highly popular graphic novel series.

This was an excellent third addition to the Nameless City series! The story got even better and rounded out. Really emotional and lovely story line and art.

I really enjoy Hicks' The Nameless City series and The Divided Earth was a wonderful continuation to the story. The best part is the political aspect of it and the fact that there are no bad guys, just people with different views and reasons. In this third part our heroes end up in the middle of shenanigans and basically no one trusts no one. Everyone is after the book that contains the formula for powerful weaponry, gun powder I take it. The Nameless City is under the Dao rule and those people want everyone out, but who can really own a city and what makes people eligible to even rule? I liked the reasoning a lot and how people made allies in order to create a better place to live for everyone. It keeps me thinking that perhaps this world isn't so doomed. This story could take place in the current world too and I do hope we find our happy ending.

The art works so well with the story and creates this slightly old feeling to it. The panels are clear and Hicks moves the story a lot without words or with minimum of them. The movement works smoothly and the atmosphere is great. The comic is very meaningful and has this feeling of a bazaar. A melting pot of people. I love the parts when Hicks just offers us images of the city and the life there. The Divided Earth is very good, although perhaps not mind-blowing, but still an interesting view to a familiar setting we keep repeating over and over again.

I love this series, and this concluding volume does not disappoint. The Nameless City is under threat, both within and without, and Kaidu and Rat must fight for its survival, as well as its control to finally lie with those who call the city home. One of my favorite things about this city is that it complicates the lines between the city's residents and its conquerors, and while those issues must eventually be resolved, the resolution honors that blurring of categories.

Another great volume in this series. Perfect ending.