City of Bones by Martha Wells

A compelling fantasy adventure from the author of Murderbot.
One part Tomb Raider, one part Dune, all parts classic Martha Wells.
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. . .
The city of Charisat, a tiered monolith of the Ancients' design, sits on the edge
of the vast desert known as the Waste. 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.
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.
This they expected.
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.
That, they did not expect.
This updated and revised 2023 edition is the author's preferred text.
Praise for City of Bones
A bravura performance, to which no summary can do justice: compellingly
plotted, stunningly original in concept, and glowing with utterly convincing
detail.

MARTHA WELLS has written many fantasy novels, including The Wizard
Hunters, Wheel of the Infinite, the Books of the Raksura series (beginning with
The Cloud Roads and ending with The Harbors of the Sun), and the Nebulanominated The Death of the Necromancer, as well as YA fantasy novels, short
stories, and nonfiction. Her New York Times and USA Today- bestselling
Murderbot Diaries series has won the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and Alex Awards.

Tor
On Sale: Sep 5/23
5.38 x 8.25 • 416 pages
9781250861672 • $25.99 • pb
Fic / Fantasy / Action & Adventure