The White City

By Philip Matthews

An old priest and his aging warrior guard approach an outpost of a great empire. The priest is bringing bad news to a friend of his youth, an imperial priest. the news is not welcome and the bearer is accordingly punished. The old warrior? A tribal hero is no match for the armoured champions of a city of iron and stone.
Yet a destiny is created here.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Philip Matthews
• Release date: Jan 13, 2014
• ISBN: 9781311027979

Philip Matthews

Writer's life, hidden, frugal, self-absorbed, no TV or social media, a few good friends - but the inner life, ahhhhh. Recommend it to anyone.

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