Every secret has its price.
Among the unsavory streets of Oedija, Airene and her unorthodox companions work as self-proclaimed Finches, striving to uncover truth and justice amid lies and deceit.
But as drought grips the realm, food and work become scarce. And to earn their next meal, Airene is reduced to a peddler of rumors, selling others' secrets to the highest bidder.
So when Oedija's figurehead ruler dies suspiciously, Airene refuses to let the chance slip away. Desperate to make her fame and fortune, she'll risk everything to uncover the truth behind his death and show herself to truly be a Finch.
But as Airene follows the thread, she finds the ruler's death to be just one piece of the puzzle. Magic, long forbidden, reemerges in the face of revolution. War looms on the horizon. Ancient spirits awaken, hungry after their long slumber.
And the secrets Airene uncovers will be the catalysts that fracture the world...
The Lies of Locke Lamora meets The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms in City of Whispers, Book 1 of the epic fantasy series The Famine Cycle. Enter a world filled with rumor hunters, secret societies, forbidden magic, and a world-eating god...
- ISBN10 1086908457
- ISBN13 9781086908459
- Publish Date 12 August 2019
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Independently Published
- Format Paperback
- Pages 440
- Language English