The first in the exhilarating British Fantasy Award-nominated Copper Cat Trilogy Epic fantasy for fans of Robin Hobb & Jay Kristoff's Nevernight series 'A fast-paced & original new voice in heroic fantasy' Adrian Tchaikovsky author of Children of Time There are some tall stories about the caverns beneath the Citadel
- about magic & mages & monsters & gods Wydrin of Crosshaven has heard them all but she's spent long enough trawling caverns & taverns with her companion Sir Sebastian to learn that there's no money to be made in chasing rumours But then a crippled nobleman with a dead man's name offers them a job exploring the Citadel's darkest depths It sounds like just another quest with gold & adventure if they're lucky they might even have a tale of their own to tell once it's over These reckless adventurers will soon learn that sometimes there is truth in rumour Sometimes a story can save your life