Sanctuary

From the flaps of the Tor first edition: "The age of Ranke and the reign of Kadakithis, the occupation of the Beysib, the war of the gods, and even the erstwhile Renaissance are all in the past. Memories of heroes and villains, glory and savagery, have all been relegated to the shadows of yesteryear as present-day residents once again apply themselves to the task at hand, survival. Only Molin Torchholder, architect of the city's glory and master of her secrets, knows the truth and he is dying... but not until he passes on the city's hidden history of empires come and gone and blood shed for reason and naught. Aiding him are a lowly laborer named Cauvin, himself a survivor of one of the city's darkest moments, and a young boy name Bec. So many secrets and so little time, and as the chronicle of the past unfolds, even darker forces return, whose presence may jeopardize the very survival of a city of many masters that has refused to die."