Rats And Gargoyles: Mary Gentle

White Crow Sequence: Book I. In a nameless city somewhere between past and future, a mythic realm at the heart of the world, wicked Rat Lords have reduced all humankind to slaves and god-daemons make the decision to end all existence. This energises a compelling quest for survival and prompts the powerful White Crow to order an uprising against that which threatens all. Among those who respond to her call are the defiant Prince Lucas of Candover, a student at the University of Crime and no man's slave; the young Katayan woman who is destined to become the living Memory of all that follows; and others, rallying to join them in one desperate final revolt, to create a magic powerful enough to reshape the very nature of how they live. Cover art by Rob Wood.