The battle has been fought and won, and all have been transformed by the
struggle. Imago of Lockwood has become Lord Mayor of the City
Imperishable, though at a price beyond his wildest imagination. Bijaz
the Dwarf has been imbued with a godlike power and a responsibility he
scarcely understands. And Jason the Factor, resurrected from death at
the hands of his sister, the Tokhari sandwalker Kalliope, has become the
sula ma-jieni na-dia, the fabled Dead Man of Winter. When a beautiful
mountebank arrives in the City Imperishable, offering to lead an
expedition to uncover the lost tomb of the Imperator Terminus, she stirs
up the mob with promises of treasure and imperial power... but what will
her quest unleash? Political intrigue, adventure, and all-out war await
the principles and inhabitants of the City Imperishable. Through it all,
the City may endure, but none will remain untouched by the Madness of
Flowers...
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