Book excerpt: Desperately seeking medical care for his mortally wounded, adopted Moonken child, Oliff takes refuge in a bustling city built on the back of a stone giant. With no means for him to afford the mounting medical bills, he finds himself taking questionable jobs for the Mayor that test the foundations of his very being and cause a rift between him and his recovering son. As he ascends the ranks of the corrupt meritocracy, he uncovers a more nefarious plot that threatens all of Speria.