Beneath the dying sun the disgraced tortuner, Severian, at last comes to his place of exile - Thrax, the City of Windowless Rooms. But Severian's journey is not ended, and high in Earth's ancient mountains he draws closer to his destiny.
Welcome to the brutal and elite world of Basgiath War College . . .
Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now,...