From New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed author Daniel Abraham, co-author of the Expanse, comes a spectacular and sweeping epic fantasy trilogy that unfolds within the walls of a single great city over the course of one tumultuous year. Kithamar is a centre of trade and wealth, an ancient city with a long and bloody history. Alys is a petty thief from the slums of Longhill. When her brother is murdered, she sets out to discover who killed him and why.
The truths she finds are more dangerous than knives. Swept up in an intrigue as deep as the roots of Kithamar, where the secrets of the lowest born can sometimes topple thrones, the path Alys chooses will have the power to change everything.
From New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed author Daniel Abraham, co-author of the Expanse, comes a spectacular and sweeping epic fantasy trilogy that unfolds within the walls of a single great city over the course of one tumultuous year. Kithamar is a centre of trade and wealth, an ancient city with a long and bloody history. Alys is a petty thief from the slums of Longhill. When her brother is murdered, she sets out to discover who killed him and why.
The truths she finds are more dangerous than knives. Swept up in an intrigue as deep as the roots of Kithamar, where the secrets of the lowest born can sometimes topple thrones, the path Alys chooses will have the power to change everything.