The past fifteen years have not been kind to Celebre, the greatest cityon Dodec. Its security was threatened and its Doge humiliated by the evilBloodlord Stralg Hragson. The Doge's children were kidnapped and takenover the Edge to Vigaelia. And if you think Stralg is bad, wait until youmeet his sister Saltaja, a fanatic who sees no human cost as too great tokeep her family in power and her goddess, the Mother of Lies, appeased.But there are a few great hopes for the future of the city. The Mutineer,Marno Cavotti, who will not stand to see his hometown destroyed, ismassing a powerful liberation movement inches beyond Stralg's grasp. Andthe four heirs of Celebre are wending their way back over the Edge totheir birthplace. Of course, even as Marno and the Celebre children worktowards the common goal of defeating the Hrags, they're all painfully awarethat, once that hurdle is crossed, only one of them can wind up onCelebre's throne. Continuing the storyline begun in Children of Chaos,Mother of Lies is a fierce, kinetic romp that will keep readers guessinguntil the last blow is dealt.