The God of Bronze

The goddess of Amberes has selected Sylvian for her Chosen, a choice which has him trying to keep the peace in a city lurching headlong into outright revolution. The return of the unpredictable King Francisco has brought new threats, while deep inside the Imperial Temple, inquisitor Tiberius is plotting against Sylvian's beloved Lyta.

Lyta fights to protect her brother Kit. Something divine has crept out of the Nether, and judging from the unnatural shine in Kit's eyes and the glow on his skin, it may have taken refuge inside him. Yet, as Kit struggles to keep a fragile grip on his mind, he finds himself drawn deeper into sedition, making it ever harder for Lyta to keep him safe.

As dark magic and fresh prophecy of two siblings destined to herald the coming of a new god spill throughout the city, Lyta tries desperately to hold her world and her patchwork family together. Forces formidable and all-powerful conspire to bring about the end of Amberes, while a new god waits to be born. At the centre of it all a ritual that could save them must be uncovered, a ritual that starts with the bell, the book and the candle...