Description

Go back to the "strange and vibrant" (Kirkus Reviews) globe of Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle's The Burning City, where in actuality the hearth lord has retreated into fantasy, making the citizens of Tep's Community unprotected for the very first time within their history. A hot destiny is not the only real risk the city is experiencing, regrettably. From out-of the wasteland come creatures -- excellent parrots with knives in the place of wings, pushed by some unknown power. The risk these horror birds present is worse than death, though they may be murdered.