City of Bones is a compelling fantasy adventure from the author of Murderbot.
This updated and revised edition is the author\'s preferred text..
That, they did not expect.
They soon find themselves as the last line of defense between the suffering masses of Charisat and a fanatical cult, bent on unleashing an evil upon the City with an undying thirst for bone.
This they expected.
When Khat is hired by the all-powerful Warders to find relics believed to be part of one of the Ancients\' arcane engines, he, and his party, begin unravelling the mysteries of an age-old technology.
Khat, a member of a humanoid race created by the Ancients to survive in the Waste, and Sagai, his human partner, are relic dealers working in the bottom tiers of society, trying to stay one step ahead of the Trade Inspectors.
The City of Charisat, a tiered monolith of the Ancients\' design, sits on the edge of the vast desert known as the Waste.
Before Martha Wells captured the hearts of MILLIONS with her Murderbot series , there was Khat, Sagai, and Elen, and a City risen out of death and decay...
One part Tomb Raider , one part Dune , all parts classic Martha Wells.
City of Bones is a compelling fantasy adventure from the author of Murderbot