<b>A triumphant return to the world of <i>City of Stairs.</i></b><br> <br>A generation ago, the city of Voortyashtan was the stronghold of the god of war and death, the birthplace of fearsome supernatural sentinels who killed and subjugated millions. <br> <br>Now, the city's god is dead. The city itself lies in ruins. And to its new military occupiers, the once-powerful capital is a wasteland of sectarian violence and bloody uprisings.<br> <br>So it makes perfect sense that General Turyin Mulaghesh - foul-mouthed hero of the battle of Bulikov, rumored war criminal, ally of an embattled Prime Minister - has been exiled there to count down the days until she can draw her pension and be forgotten. <br> <br>At least, it makes the perfect <i>cover </i>story. <br> <br>The truth is that the general has been pressed into service one last time, dispatched to investigate a discovery with the potential to change the world--or destroy it. <br> <br>The trouble is that this old soldier isn't sure she's still got what it takes to be the hero.
