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City of Hope & Despair (City of a Hundred Rows, Bk 2)
City of Hope Despair - City of a Hundred Rows, Bk 2 Author:Ian Whates Dark forces are gathering in the shadowy depths, and the whole city is under threat. The former street-nick, Tom, embarks on a journey to discover the source of the great river Thair, said to be the ultimate power behind all of Thaiburley. Accompanying him are the assassin Dewar and the young Thaistess Mildra. It soon becomes evident that their ... more »journey has more significance than any of them realise, as past secrets catch up with them and unknown adversaries hunt them through a merciless land... to the death!
THEY CALL IT "THE CITY OF A HUNDRED ROWS" - the ancient vertical city of Thaiburley. From its towering palatial heights to the dregs who dwell in The City Below, this is a vast, multi-tiered metropolis, where the poor live in the City Below and demons are said to dwell in the Upper Heights. City of Hope & Despair is the second in a series of novels set in one of the most extraordinary fantasy settings since Gormenghast.