02164cam a2200421 i 4500 591497375 TxAuBib 20220725120000.0 171218s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781775312925 1775312925 (OCoLC)1015687471 TxAuBib rda Arseneault, Claudie,. City of strife. 1 : City of Spires / Claudie Arseneault. [Quebec] : Kraken Collective, [2017] 425 pages ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier City of Spires ; 1 City of Spires ; book 1 Includes the short story: The dive. "A hundred and thirty years have passed since Arathiel last set foot in his home city. Isandor hasn't changed--bickering merchant families still vie for power through eccentric shows of wealth--but he has. His family is long dead, a magical trap has dulled his senses, and he returns seeking a sense of belonging now long lost. Arathiel hides in the Lower City, piecing together a new life among in a shelter dedicated to the homeless and the poor, befriending an uncommon trio: the Shelter's rageful owner, Larryn, his dark elven friend Hasryan, and Cal the cheese-loving halfling. When Hasryan is accused of Isandor's most infamous assassination of the last decade, what little peace Arathiel has managed to find for himself is shattered. Hasryan is innocent ... he thinks. In order to save him, Arathiel may have to shatter the shreds of home he'd managed to build for himself."-- Publisher's web site. 20220801. Magic Fiction. Wizards Fiction. Sexual minorities Fiction. Friendship Fiction. Asexual people Fiction. LGBTQ+ Fiction. Fictional Work. Fantasy fiction. Epic fiction. Novels. City of Spires ; 1. City of Spires ; book 1.