Thunderer

SUMMARY:
In this breathtaking debut novel, one man embarks on a thrilling and treacherous quest for his peoples lost godin a labyrinthine Dickensian city that is either blessed . . . or haunted. Arjun arrives in Ararat just as a magnificent winged creature sails over the city. It is the day of the return of that long-awaited mystical creature: the great Bird. As it soars across the land, as the citys mapless streets are transformed, as the great river changes its course, as the territories of the citys avian life are redrawn, crowds cheer and guns salute. Then comes the time for the Birds power to be trappedwithin the hull of the floating warship Thunderer, now a living temple to the Bird, and a terrible new weapon to be used, allegedly, in the interests of all of Ararat. Hurtled into this convulsing world is Arjun, who will unwittingly unleash a dark power beyond his imaginingand dare to test Ararats moving boundaries. For in this city of gods, he has come to search among them, not to hide.