City of Refuge (The Fifth Sacred Thing) (Volume 3)

City of Refuge (The Fifth Sacred Thing) (Volume 3)

Every city needs three things: a plaza, a hearth, and a sacred tree... In the violent, desperate world of 2048, eco-catastrophes and societal breakdown have left the country splintered. Yet amidst the ruins stands a green and flourishing city where four things are sacredâ€”Air, Fire, Water, and Earth. When the ruthless Stewards of the Southlands invade, the people of Califia defeat them using nonviolence and magic. But theyâ€™ll be back, unless the northerners can liberate the Southlands first. Healer Madrone struggles to repair the wounds of war and deprivation. Soldier/defector River leads an Army of Liberation to the south. Bird, musician turned guerrilla, longs to return to the fight, but now heâ€™s pledged to deeper powers. How can they build a new world when people are so deeply wounded by the old? Madrone has a dream: Build a city of refuge in the heartland of the enemy...

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