Ilmar is a city under occupation and on the verge of revolution. A city about to go to war not only aginst its oppressors, but also against itself. Ideological zealots collide with criminal fraternities, an infernal industrial revolution with an ancient curse and, when the moon is full, a portal to strange and distant shores.
<b>Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of the award-winning <i>Children of Time,</i> brings us a thrilling adventure. The a</b><b>ction takes us from Bodmin Moor, to London and to alternative worlds. And the doors between us and these worlds are about to come crashing down. </b>
<b>The epic fantasy series of war and empire by Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky comes to its thrilling conclusion. The Empire is finally victorious </b>- <b>but at a terrible price, as an ancient evil reawakens with devastating consequences.</b>
<b>From Adrian Tchaikovsky, the acclaimed, award-winning author of<i> Children of Time</i>, comes an unparalleled narrative of alien contact and human discovery in this follow-up to <i>Children of Ruin</i>.</b>
