Atmospheric fantasy novel The City of Steps about living spies, dead gods, buried history, and a mysterious, ever-changing city
Many years ago, the city of Bulikov enjoyed the favour of the Deities and conquered the whole world. But after his protectors were murdered under strange circumstances, the conqueror became the conquered; Bulik's proud history has been erased and censored, progress has stalled, and the once prosperous metropolis has become just another colonial outpost of a new world geopolitical power.
Into this seedy, backward city comes Shara Thivani. Officially, this quiet and unassuming woman is just another ordinary diplomat who has come to Bulikov to defend the interests of the oppressors. Unofficially, Shara is one of the best agents in her country and her mission is to investigate the brutal murder of a seemingly innocuous historian. As Shara delves into the mysteries of an ever-changing physical and political city, he's beginning to suspect, that beings, that once protected Bulikov, they don't have to be so dead, it seems.
